• Question: How does a person with an artificial limb control the movement? from Harry

    Asked by anon-73829 to Steve on 21 Apr 2020.
    • Photo: Stephen Lang

      Stephen Lang answered on 21 Apr 2020:

      In advanced lower limbs, the limb has to anticipate the amputee’s needs and control itself.

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  • Photo: Alistair

    Alistair commented on :

    There are several different methods, one can just be to use a cable to another part of the body. So if the person in question had an artificial hand they could have a cable running up their arm to their back so when they moved their back in a specific way it would close the hand. I have worked on controlling artificial hands using signals from the muscles (called Electromyography or EMG) in the arm and/or directly from the brains signals (Electroencephalogram or EEG). There are lots of other methods to many to discuss here.