Job Function of LifeHand

It is the news of technology. LifeHand, the robotic hand, has been tested to Pierpaolo Petruzziello. He was 26 years old man who lost his left arm in a car accident. After recovering from surgery, was referred to Petruzziello electrodes implanted in the arm.

Electrode was connected to the nervous system contained in the arm. The electrode would function to connect directly orders from the brain to the artificial arm. In one month probation, required training Petruzziello to control artificial hands. It only takes a few days for Petruzziello to use the master of LifeHand fully. When the experiment ended, prosthetic arm that can follow a direct command 95 percent of the user’s brain. Among them, shaking their fingers independently, making a fist, to make movements quickly seized objects. LifeHand is able to give effect to the user’s taste sensation. It happened like in the original arm. For example, when the prosthetic arm was injected with a needle, the user will feel a sharp pain.

“Robotic hand is similar to the original hand. They (the scientists) have tested with various objects, including needles. Its like never lost an arm. Though really only control the prosthetic arm is not even installed in my body,” said Petruzziello. One of the keys is the use of high concentrations LifeHand. Because the only source of command is the user’s brain, when they want to move, the user must be highly concentrated on what you want done.

“All is just a matter of mind and concentration. When you think about it as part of your hand and arm yourself, (LifeHand control) would be much easier,” added Petruzziello.