A new device can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals it detects in the forearm.
Imagine typing on a computer without a keyboard, playing a video game without a controller, or driving a car without a wheel. That’s the goal researchers envision for the system, which couples wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence (AI) and could one day control prosthetics or to interact with almost any type of electronic device.
“Prosthetics are one important application of this technology, but besides that, it also offers a very intuitive way of communicating with computers.” says Ali Moin, who helped design the device as a doctoral student in the electrical engineering and computer sciences department at the University of California, Berkeley. Moin is co-first author of the study in
New Device that Couples Wearable Biosensors with AI Could be Used to Control Prosthetics
Written by AZoSensorsDec 22 2020
Imagine typing on a computer without a keyboard, playing a video game without a controller or driving a car without a wheel.
That s one of the goals of a new device developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, that can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals detected in the forearm.
The system, which couples wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence (AI), could one day be used to control prosthetics or to interact with almost any type of electronic device. Prosthetics are one important application of this technology, but besides that, it also offers a very intuitive way of communicating with computers. said Ali Moin, who helped design the device as a doctoral student in UC Berkeley s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.
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Berkeley Imagine typing on a computer without a keyboard, playing a video game without a controller or driving a car without a wheel.
That s one of the goals of a new device developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, that can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals detected in the forearm. The system, which couples wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence (AI), could one day be used to control prosthetics or to interact with almost any type of electronic device.