Researchers at EMG 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.
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.