I've never watched Dancing With the Stars but was awed when I ran across this video while surfing the Internet this morning. Check if out for yourself @ http://www.bookwormroom.com/2014/05/06/amy-purdy-does-a-perfect-tango-on-dancing-with-the-stars/
Brain-controlled prosthetic arm... Innovative prosthetic arm from Segway inventor cleared by US May 13, 2014 ~ WASHINGTON A prosthetic arm made by a company founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen has been approved for sale by U.S. regulators, who called it the first such device able to respond to multiple simultaneous commands from a wearer's brain.
Having both knees makes the biggest difference. It is doubtful we will witness such a performance for a dancer with one leg and only one knee. Moi No
I have watched Dancing With The Stars every year it's been on. Tonight was the final and this girl come in second. She is a great dancer and it's hard to believe she is that good, missing both her legs. She was beat out only by a gold medal winner who was the best dancer DWTS has ever had on. Great Show.
You are absolutely correct on all that. It is too bad Amy wasn't on the show last season, she would have won it easily(assuming that she would have had Derek as her partner).
Segway inventor invents artificial arm for military amputees... Segway inventor creates new prosthetic arm for military amputees August 17, 2014 Inventor Dean Kamen developed a new prosthetic arm that offers a wide range of motion that amputees, primarily wounded U.S. soldiers, can operate via Bluetooth sensors attached to their shoes.
Mind-Controlled Artificial Limbs Are Coming... Scientists Create Mind-Controlled Prosthetics That Move, Feel Sensations October 08, 2014 ~ Life-like artificial limbs are on the way. Two independent teams of researchers have developed prosthetic devices that behave and feel sensation just like real arms and hands. One device, implanted into the remaining bone, gives amputees a full range of movement using electrical impulses from the brain. The other invention restores the sense of touch. See also: Robot Takes Cues from Deadly Rattlesnakes October 09, 2014 ~ In 2009, Spirit, one of NASA's two Mars rovers, got stuck in the sand. And more recently, the other rover - Curiosity - had to take a detour to avoid the shifting sands of the red planet.