DextrEMS wearable device controls fingers for sign language and music

Wearable device - sign language learning

The gadget uses electrical muscle stimulation and mechanical brakes for movement in each finger. A new wearable device called DextrEMS from the University of Chicago’s Human Computer Integration Laboratory uses electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) and mechanical breaks to control each finger on the hand. This design overcomes a range of hand control challenges particularly when fingers are used simultaneously. The team at the university was led by Assistant Professor Pedro Lopes. The haptic wearable device was invented and developed by the team in the Department of Computer Science. They included…

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University of Chicago professor is working on creating an innovative wearable EMS device

Wearable EMS device technology - creative development

Dr. Pedro Lopes wants to close the gap between human and machine. Dr. Lopes, a University of Chicago professor who heads the university’s Human Computer Integration lab, is working on creating a wearable EMS device. Unlike today’s traditional wearables, which essentially function like mini smartphones, the next generation of wearable devices Dr. Lopes and his team are working on are being designed to manipulate your muscles with electrical impulses. The wearable device would give a person the ability to perform a task they do not know how to do. Dr.…

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