[HN Gopher] I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in t...
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       I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world - and
       I hate it
        
       Author : randycupertino
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2021-03-06 21:18 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | neolog wrote:
       | > It was only three pounds or so, but three pounds feels like a
       | ton to a limb that typically carries no weight, and the heft of
       | the prosthetic hand pulled hard on the socket and made me sweat.
       | In order to open and close, myoelectric hands require that you
       | flex your muscles where sensors inside of the socket can detect
       | your movement.
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       | I wonder how much of the problem is because those muscles are
       | underdeveloped.
        
         | pineaux wrote:
         | Just walk around with a 3 pound weight strapped to your arm and
         | tell me how it feels afterwards.
        
           | neolog wrote:
           | That's a bit heavier than a large water bottle. 1 liter water
           | is 1 kg = 2.2 lbs. Definitely wouldn't make me sweat.
        
       | tdubhro1 wrote:
       | Having lived with a relative who used a prosthetic, I saw how it
       | was a struggle every day to get the leg fitting just right, and
       | how fatiguing it was to use for more than an hour. The popular
       | perception seems to be way off here, most people think that
       | modern prosthetics "solve the problem" when in fact, as this
       | article explains, they are inconvenient and painful at best and
       | worse than useless in many cases. I've got great respect for
       | prosthetists and the "art" side of their work - the dozens of
       | adjustments they make for each patient - but people should be
       | aware of just how much time, effort, pain and inconvenience
       | prosthetics cause their wearers, the technology is impressive but
       | has a very long way to go.
        
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