Know What You Are Buying; Arduino Vs. Microchip's PIC Micro

Author: Ogor Anumbor

If you are new to electronics/embedded-systems and micro-controllers and you want to navigate your way, this article is where you should start from. If you have got experience already and have friends new to this realm you can share the article with them as well.

Myoelectric Prosthetics; Introduction to Upper Limb Prosthetics

Compiled by: Ekundayo Toheeb Dayo

The article is a 4 minute-read.

The primary purpose of an arm prosthetic is to mimic the appearance and replace the function of a missing limb. While a single prosthetic that achieves both a natural appearance and extreme functionality would be ideal, most artificial limbs that exist today sacrifice some degree of one for the other. As such, there is a wide spectrum of specialized prosthetics that range from the purely cosmetic (which are inert) to the primarily functional (whose appearance is obviously mechanical).