Neural Hand Prosthesis Control Test

Watch this video to see the Media Lab enhance human physical capability and revolutionize mental well-being using digital technologies and human-computer interaction. Dave Burke works with Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez to test a prosthesis with neural control, by cutting a sheet of paper with scissors — the first time in 30 years that Dave has performed this task with his missing hand. Learn more  .



Transcript

00:00:02 Dave: You’ve got to realize  I haven’t done this in 30  years so, this will take me a few minutes. There  it is. Mikey, this is just life. It’s working,  brother (laughs)...(inaudible) Mikey: Yeah, I hope that it’s able   to cut through this. Ok, open it. You go   like that, you go... Oh, it’s so close. Dave: Love you, brother. Mikey: Nicely done, Dave.  Maria: Yes! Mikey: You cut a   square. Dave: That is a team. That is a team, man.  So is the the first day you’ve tried this demo?  Maria/Dave: Yeah. How does it feel? Dave:   Like I have a hand. Mikey: We’ve never had anyone hold scissors before. Dave: This is me (laughs).  Mikey: That’s your hand. Dave: I better just say it.