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Guitar Hero as training for bionic arms

Researchers are using Guitar Hero to help train amputees who will use electrical signals from their residual muscles to control next generation bionic arms. From IEEE Spectrum: In mid-October, Johns Hopkins University researchers Robert Armiger and Jacob Vogelstein traveled to RP 2009 partner Duke University, in Durham, N.C., to test the system on its target demographic, in this case Iraq veteran Jon Kuniholm. Kuniholm?s right hand was lost to shrapnel three years ago. About to finish his Ph.D. at Duke?s Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Kuniholm has been a volunteer for the DARPA program for the past two years and is the outspoken founder of the Open Prosthetics Project, an open-source Web site, independent of DARPA, that aims to make prosthetic-arm technology as open source and collaborative as Linux and Firefox. With electrodes attached to his residual arm, Kuniholm was able to operate the frets using signals from the muscles there. ?It?s fun,? says Kuniholm, who achieved the highest score reported by the experimental subjects: 70 percent. Kuniholm says that while Air Guitar Hero is the only game so far that requires individual finger movement to train an amputee to deal with those muscles again, the real success is in striving for a realistic goal. ?You?re doing something simple,? he says. ?It?s not rocket science. But you have to do it fast and you have to time it right.? For Those Without Hands, There's Air Guitar Hero...

10/6 - 11/10 - Sunny Large Master Bedroom with Full Bath (mission district) $1400 1bd

$450/week or $1400 for the month. Spacious Master Bedroom on 23rd and Florida. Jacuzzi tub in bathroom and fireplace in master. You also have your own sink and toilet in your bathroom. Rent includes internet and utilities. The bedroom is on the 3rd story and is south facing with views and lots of sunshine. Also has access to a small deck which is community for the house but no one uses. I am looking for someone for the month 10/6 - 11/10 and not weekly so don't get your hopes up at this point if you only want one week. Please apply though, you never know and you are welcome to make a higher offer for a shorter time period to increase your chances. House is new construction. Room is furnished. Walls are nicely ornamented with simple prints. House has 5 Bedrooms and room-mates are all very positive entrepreneurial Duke University grads who are alot of fun. All males with great attitudes and fun. Females would not be intimidated here and would be well appreciated! Room-mates will help you get a temp parking permit for our neighborhood and parking is not a problem. The house is kept clean, has a dishwasher and is simply furnished somewhat like you would expect a college house. There is also a safe area on the ground level for bike storage. I am 38 years old and have loved living with these guys who are all around 24. You are responsible for damages caused by you. Our landlord lives behind us and is the contractor on the home as well and is very liberal with fixing issues when they come up. The master bedroom is your sanctuary and has plenty of room to spend alone if that is your desire. Please contact me here or at 208.721.2031 if you are very serious.

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