People took on all types of interesting projects in their down time during the pandemic.
Because of the pandemic, the lab was shut down, and he found himself with unexpected free time.
I was really, really amazed at the time because this technology was so impressive, Choisays.
But I was also alarmed that they require this really risky open brain surgery.
And they’re so inaccessible, costing in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This initial version worked using brain wave data and head gestures.
Choi demonstrates the functionality of his robotic prosthetic arm.
Choi demonstrates the functionality of his robotic prosthetic arm.
I’m definitely very grateful to be a finalist.
Choi plans to study engineering in college, and wants to continue to improve his prosthetic arm.
He’s motivated by the experience he’s already had consulting with Joseph Dunn, an upper-limb amputee.
Six months after Choi started building the arm, he posted a YouTube video demonstrating its dexterity.
This caught the attention of Dunn, and Choi began consulting with him remotely about the design.
To him, working with Dunn took the project further than just engineering.
Working with Mr. Dunn made this project really impactful and really inspiring and motivating.
Brain wave interpretation is a really big emerging field, he says.
My algorithm is the best of all the algorithms reported in literature by a pretty significant margin.
I think it could have big applications going forward.
