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This 6-minute video chronicles the efforts of inventor/physicist Dean Kamen to develop a robotic arm with the functionality and dexterity of its human counterpart. "Prosthetic legs are in the 21st Century," says Kamen. "With prosthetic arms, we're in the Flintstones." The result of the project was the "Luke Arm", controlled with non-invasive measures using an interface like a joystick.

This video is part of a series about advances in prosthetic arms, published by Inside Technology Spectrum a magazine sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

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Keywords:: applied physics, bionics, engineering physics, mechanical engineering, robot arm, robotics
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created March 15, 2012 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: October 7, 2013 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 30, 2011
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Engineering Design (3-5-ETS1)

Students who demonstrate understanding can: (3-5)

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. (3-5-ETS1-1)

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Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World (K-12)

Engineers improve existing technologies or develop new ones. (4)
The uses of technologies and any limitations on their use are driven by individual or societal needs, desires, and values; by the findings of scientific research; and by differences in such factors as climate, natural resources, and economic conditions. (6-8)
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3B. Design and Systems

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6-8: 3B/M4b. The most common ways to prevent failure are pretesting of parts and procedures, overdesign, and redundancy.

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4F. Motion

9-12: 4F/H1. The change in motion (direction or speed) of an object is proportional to the applied force and inversely proportional to the mass.

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11A. Systems

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6-8: 11A/M3. Any system is usually connected to other systems, both internally and externally. Thus a system may be thought of as containing subsystems and as being a sub-system of a larger system.
9-12: 11A/H2. Understanding how things work and designing solutions to problems of almost any kind can be facilitated by systems analysis. In defining a system, it is important to specify its boundaries and subsystems, indicate its relation to other systems, and identify what its input and output are expected to be.

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Dean Kamen's Artificial Arm:

Is Supplemented By TryEngineering: Bionic Arm Design Challenge

This interactive simulation lets users virtually design and test a robotic arm, which must be built to certain specifications and cost constraints.

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Supplements TryEngineering: Build Your Own Robot Arm

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Is Part Of Special Report: Prosthetic Arms

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