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The Skeptics Guide #940 - Jul 15 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Bionic Arm for Robotic Hand Amputation

A new bionic arm for and above the elbow amputation allows the user to control individually each finger at the hand using only connections with the remaining muscles. The electric current Generated by a muscle contraction is like an order of magnitude bigger than what you're going to get from the nerve itself. A small patch of muscle can create a big signal Then so that if you're recording to that from the muscle It's a lot easier to control the robotic limb.

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