New bionic arm 'absolutely life-changing' for boy
A boy with a limb difference has described his 3D-printed bionic arm as "amazing".that began in November 2022.Bristol-based Open Bionics, which makes the arm, said prosthetics technology was "moving incredibly quickly".The syndrome is a rare condition where stray bands of tissue wrap around the limbs of an unborn baby and cut off blood flow.The bionic arm is controlled by the user flexing their muscle and those signals are read by myoelectric sensors.
Addressing the community who raised £13,000 for the arm, many of them people and businesses from Bude, he said: "Thank you a lot for helping me get this."Rebecca, Jayden's mother, said her son's face "lit up" when he saw the arm for the first time. "It's something that gives them a huge amount of confidence, enables them to go out into the world and live their best life when they might otherwise be struggling to do so," he said.Joel Gibbard, from Open Bionics, said AI could be "absolutely huge" for people with limb differences
"This technology is moving incredibly quickly, in particular the control systems with new technologies like AI and machine-learning," he said.
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