Artificial Intelligence to detect hand gesture electronically, new research ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 20:43 IST
California [US], December 22 (ANI): A new device developed by the engineers at University of California, Berkeley, claims to recognize hand gestures through electrical signals of the forearm.
The journal Nature Electronics reveals that scientists have set a goal to control prosthetics or to interact with almost any type of electronic device through their latest innovation which couples wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence (AI).
Ali Moin, who helped design the device as a doctoral student in UC Berkeley s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences said, Prosthetics are one important application of this technology, but besides that, it also offers a very intuitive way of communicating with computers. Reading hand gestures is one way of improving human-computer interaction. This is a good solution that
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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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UC Berkeley researchers have developed a gesture-detecting wearable that they believe could be used to control prosthetics and electronic devices
The device uses a combination of biosensors and AI software to identify the hand gestures a person intends to make by analyzing electrical signals from their arm.
Itâs far from the first gesture recognition system designed for human-computer interaction (HCI), but the new system offers some unique benefits.
Most notably, it uses a neuro-inspired hyperdimensional computing algorithm to update itself as it receives new information, such as changes to electrical signals when an arm gets sweaty.
âIn gesture recognition, your signals are going to change over time, and that can affect the performance of your model,â study coauthor Ali Moin explained in a statement. âWe were able to greatly improve the classification accuracy by updating the model on the device.â
Researchers create a device that can detect hand gestures
Shane McGlaun - Dec 22, 2020, 7:46am CST
Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a device that uses wearable sensors and artificial intelligence software to recognize what hand gesture a person intends to make. The sensors and AI are able to determine the hand gesture a person intends to make based on electrical signal patterns in the forearm. Researchers say the device paves the way for improved prosthetic control and interaction with electronic devices.
The device has implications that could usher in a new era of controlling computers without using a keyboard or playing games without a controller. The system also has the potential to replace steering wheels inside cars. A more likely use is enabling amputees to control prosthetic devices or interact with electronics.
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