1. A brief yet vivid description of your subject technology, along with some reasons why you chose this technology. There are over three million people in the US have a disability in 2015, according to the Disability Statistic. There are some of them born with as a disabled person and some of them have a disability due to accidents or sickness. Handicapped people tend to disappointed about themselves and see themselves as a useless person. In addition, there are many different types of disabilities. The most prevalent cases are hands or legs defect. People who are incapable of using both hands or legs have to face many obstacles in their lives. This might be a reason for someone to invent the new technology as known as the prosthetic limbs. …show more content…
I think provide relevant statistics in my paper will make it more stronger and credible. Those statistic will show how many people are handicapped and how many of them are in need of prosthetic limbs. Kwon, Diana. “A Prosthetic Advantage? .” The Scientist Exploring Life, Inspiring Innovaiton, The Scientist, 1 Sept. 2017, www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view /articleNo/50145/title/A-Prosthetic-Advantage-/. This article is written by Diana Kwon, talks about the advantages of prosthetic limbs in sport and how specific features of prosthesis can affect the athlete's performance. The prosthetic limbs bring many advantaged into disabled people's life rather than disadvantages. I chose this article because I can directly take out an example of the athlete who is incapable of using his leg. With the helps of prosthetic, he become the winner of marathon competition. I think this example support my thesis about helping people overcome their difficulty in lives. Marshall, John. “The History of Prosthetics.” UNYQ, UNYQ, 23 Sept. 2015, unyq.com/the-history-of-prosthetics/. This source is about the history of artificial limbs. It makes a comparison about the old and the latest invention of prosthetics. Moreover, Marshall, the author also gives explanation how does the prosthetic works over
Organisms are limited by the structure of their bodies. Some creatures are capable to do great things because of the number of limbs they have, or the density of their skin. Humans in particular are extremely reliant in the capabilities that our bodies bring to us. Our bodies however, are not all dependable, as we can injure ourselves, and even lose parts of our body. To combat this loss of body, the great minds of our species have created false limbs to replace what we have lost. This great improvement to our lives is known as, the prosthetic. In recent years this technology has expanded into a new form, that combines prosthetics and robotics to make life for people
One guy named Fox takes care of injured birds. One bird in particular called a sand crane would regularly injure its frail legs. Without their legs cranes cannot survive. Fox finally decided he put down enough cranes, and he started working on a prosthetic leg for the crane. The first crane to receive a plastic leg walked around as if it were her real leg (Anthes 137). The crane went from on the verge of dying to walking around naturally with a prosthetic. The crane now can live a longer healthy life, rather than dying well before its life expectancy. Cranes sometimes scratch themselves with the plastic leg as they would with their real legs. Prosthetics possess a wide range of capabilities that have the ability to help several different animals from dolphins to small fragile
This documentary portrays the life of wheelchair-bound individuals that are professional rugby players. A few of the players take the spotlight in this independent film such as; Mark Zupan, Joe Soares, and Keith Cavill. These particular individuals were chosen as the icons of this movie because of their phenomenal spirit and determination. The most heartfelt and inspirational story was of Mark Zupan who plays for the United States Quad Rugby team. He was the victim of a tragic car accident provoked by his best friend who was driving while intoxicated. This misfortune left him paralyzed from the waist down while his friend was unharmed. Zupan is an amazing individual that was able to forgive his friend and still involve him in his life. He
What comes into one’s mind when they are asked to consider physical disabilities? Pity and embarrassment, or hope and encouragement? Perhaps a mix between the two contrasting emotions? The average, able-bodied person must have a different perspective than a handicapped person, on the quality of life of a physically disabled person. Nancy Mairs, Andre Dubus, and Harriet McBryde Johnson are three authors who shared their experiences as physically handicapped adults. Although the three authors wrote different pieces, all three essays demonstrate the frustrations, struggles, contemplations, and triumphs from a disabled person’s point of view and are aimed at a reader with no physical disability.
Its aim is to help those who lost the use of their leg below the knee enjoy recreational or profession hockey with as little hindrance as possible. At the moment there are companies that sell products like this, however their availability is scarce as there is a relatively small population that would use this and could afford it. It, in my opinion does not provide an unfair advantage to a team playing with the device, however I cannot say that someone with a normal prosthetic leg would perform as well as a person with the hockey inspired prosthetic device. It would be an advantage, but I would not call it unfair. Its design, from the point of attachment, its curve, and straight edge are all meant to get those without their leg (BK), the ability to more proficiently play
The continuing growth and development of prosthetics is a major incentive for the government to adopt a device such as the Michelangelo Hand. With continuing engineering and improvement of prosthetics, the cost of prosthetics will hopefully continue to decline rapidly, thereby saving the government money when providing prosthesis to wounded soldiers. The costs of mental and physical rehabilitation of these soldiers should also drop dramatically due to reduced recovery time. Advanced prosthetics such as the Michelangelo hand allow soldiers to continue to serve in the line of duty or to live a more normal life when returning to civilian life. By making more advanced technology readily available and affordable to the public, the overall comfort of living in the United States is
Through my work I learned that there are more than one type of robotic prosthetic arms and the different ways of making them move. For example you can either connect the arm to the remaining muscles that are left in the amputated arm or you can connect it directly to the brain using the electric signals to communicate with the robotic arm. There were some problems that I did run into, one being
Scientists and doctors are working together to prevent disease, cure disease and make like easier for those with disabilities. A.I. software is able to make decisions that run a computer and is own it’s way to perform medical diagnoses, better than human doctors (Clarke, “What Does It Mean…” 71). Biomedical engineering has allowed the science of prosthetics to develop rapidly. People who have lost limbs are able to gain full function with a biomedically engineered replacement limb. Biomedical engineering can not only help those with disabilities, but can also provide enhancements for all of the human race. Richard Clarke explains that “Human capability could be enormously enhanced through genetic alteration, implants, nanotech devices, human machine interfaces, artificial body parts and direct connections to smart robots and networks of computers accessing all human knowledge” (“What Does It Mean…” 72). With the help of A.I. and biomedical engineering, people in the medical field could witness a drastic increase in
It is reasonable to want functionality and aesthetics in a single prosthesis instead of sacrificing one for the other; therefore, myoelectric prosthesis have been
The literature also addressed the two types of prosthetics as c-leg or microprocessor prosthetics compared to passive or socket-design prosthetics. All final selections focused on the examination of biomechanical advantages including standing posture and gait as an outcome. Exclusion criteria eliminated articles that involved patients 18 years old or younger as well as those with transtibial amputations. Studies that compared the most recent development of two different manufacturers of computerized prosthetics were excluded. Outcome variables not related to gait, such as cognitive performance, were also considered an exclusion
Ultimately this paper will describe the various ways persons with disabilities continue to encounter several obstacles in their daily lives.
Prosthetic limbs have been in use for thousands of years and have become more and more technologically advanced. Historically, prosthetic limbs have been awkward, uncomfortable, and merely a means of alleviating some of the problems that came with the loss of an arm or a leg (Bidlack), but as science behind prosthetic limbs advances, as do their capabilities to perform like normal limbs would and perform tasks previously unachievable by amputees. With technological advancements, questions arise regarding whether or not prosthetic limbs are actually better and more efficient than our own human bodies. As concerns grow, so does the controversy surrounding the participation of amputee athletes in professional sports sanctioned for able-bodied
Prosthetics are a great way to give disable people to live like the other people that can do many stuff and they simply can’t because they are missing an arm or a leg. Prosthetics can give second chances for those who lost an arm a leg or for those who were born without limbs. For disable people, prosthetics are not just robotics or a mechanical equipment. This is hope for a new life where they can do the same daily tasks as others do. Even to do more incredible feats with your former disability.
Prosthetic limbs, one of the examples of physical enhancement, have improved to such an extent that the capabilities and...
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