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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Experiment results

Where were we? Oh yes. We want to control a prosthetic hand with our computer model. But first, we want to test whether it behaves the…

Dec 13, 2018

Experiment results

Dec 13, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

On not writing

Hey there, it’s been a while.

Nov 29, 2018

On not writing

Nov 29, 2018

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Movement Mechanics

Q & A with Ed

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we are starting a new project, and we are hiring a postdoc! To help potential applicants decide to apply…

Aug 22, 2018

Q & A with Ed

Aug 22, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Acknowledgements

It is now just over a week after the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, and I am happy to report that everything worked!

Jul 16, 2018

Acknowledgements

Jul 16, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

At the exhibition

We’re in London! Earlier today we met the Newcastle team at the Royal Society and set up our stand.

Jul 1, 2018

At the exhibition

Jul 1, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

From forces to angles

So far, we have converted our electromyography signal, which is the electrical signal generated by a muscle when it contracts, to force…

Jun 29, 2018

From forces to angles

Jun 29, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Muscle Contraction Dynamics

In our electromyography data processing journey so far, we’ve gone from this:

Jun 24, 2018

Muscle Contraction Dynamics

Jun 24, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Voices of prosthesis users, part 2

Guest post by Helen Millward

Jun 22, 2018

Voices of prosthesis users, part 2

Jun 22, 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Activation Dynamics

Let’s get back to our data processing.

Jun 15, 2018

Activation Dynamics

Jun 15, 2018

Dimitra Blana
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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

May round-up

It seems like ages since my last post! The truth is, a lot has been happening at work recently, including quite a lot of writing. It…

Jun 12, 2018

May round-up

Jun 12, 2018

Dimitra Blana

Dimitra Blana

I am a biomedical engineer, and I develop computer models to help understand and treat movement impairment. I am Greek, living in the UK.

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