Application for the Users of Prostheses (IMAGE)

City University of Hong Kong

Application for the Users of Prostheses

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The user wears the VR device (black part) on his upper arm. The sensor on the prosthetic hand can detect the shape of the object he grasped, and then generate a simulated 'touch' through the VR device, he can then perceive the shape of the object.

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Dr Yu Xinge

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