researchers at John ##ton University are using today 's remote sensing wearables on patients , as it allows a patient to be able to control a prosthetic arm when he / she thinks about it , as the Myo bands on the upper arm read the electric impulses from muscle movement and wirelessly transmit them to a nearby computer ; that computer then determines what adjustments they are trying to make and , in turn , tell the prosthetic arm to complete the procedure . This is less evasive , lower - cost and more comfortable for the wearer , and takes away the need to implant muscles for the prosthesis to work .
Researchers at John Hopkins University are using Myo's muscle sensing wearables on prosthetics, as it allows a patient to be able to control a prosthetic arm when he/she thinks about it, as the Myo bands on the upper arm read the electric impulses from muscle movement and wirelessly transmit them to a nearby computer; that computer then determines what movement they are trying to make and, in turn, tell the prosthetic arm to complete the task. This is less evasive, lower-cost and more comfortable for the wearer, and takes away the need to implant electrodes for the prosthesis to work.