Description

Prosthetics can adapt to user’s lifestyle

A modular prosthetic arm, invented at UNO Biomechanics, is body-powered, lightweight and made to accommodate a smorgasbord of task-specific end-effector attachments. The end-effectors are specially engineered to perform specific, challenging tasks such as playing a stringed instrument, swimming, riding a bike, and participating in team sports like basketball and baseball.
 
The end-effectors can be easily removed and replaced as needed so active users can easily move from one task to the next.
 
Contact Tyler Scherr, PhD, at tyler.scherr@unmc.edu or 402-889-5498 to discuss partnering and licensing opportunities.