# Episode 90: Robotically Augmented People - Robot Talk Live

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2024-06-21
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 90
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-ninety-robot-talk-live-robotically-augmented-people

## Summary

Milia Hasbani of Imperial College London, Benjamin Metcalfe of the University of Bath, and Dani Clode of Cambridge University discuss robotic prosthetics and human augmentation. Hasbani explains her active prosthetic arm research using EMG and computer vision to select grasp types, while Metcalfe details a hybrid exoskeleton combining robotic support with functional electrical stimulation for rehabilitation. Clode presents her 'Third Thumb' and the Alternative Limb Project, exploring neuroplasticity, embodiment, and the ethical implications of augmenting able bodies.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=8) Introduction: Robot Talk Live at Great Exhibition Road Festival
- [1:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=96) Milia Hasbani on Active vs. Passive Prosthetics and EMG Control
- [3:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=211) Computer Vision for Dynamic Grasp Selection in Prosthetic Arms
- [7:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=454) Benjamin Metcalfe and the Bath Institute for the Augmented Human
- [8:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=529) Hybrid Exoskeletons: Combining Robotics with Functional Electrical Stimulation
- [10:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=638) Dani Clode's Third Thumb and Neuroplasticity Studies
- [11:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=709) The Alternative Limb Project: Artistic and Functional Prosthetics
- [14:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=865) Embodiment, Trust, and Sensory Feedback in Prosthetic Use
- [18:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=1115) Audience Q&A: Weight, Comfort, and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- [29:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-06-21-episode-90-robotically-augmented-people-robot-talk-live#t=1756) Societal Impact, Regulation, and Future of Augmentation

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Imperial College London (company)
- University of Bath (company)
- Cambridge University (company)
- Bath Institute for the Augmented Human (other)
- Plasticity Lab (other)
- Alternative Limb Project (product)
- Open Bionics (company)
- Third Thumb (product)
- EMG (tool)
- EEG (tool)

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