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Self-taught Kenyan engineer David Gathu has turned his ingenuity and curiosity in electronics into improvements that assist the disabled. Here he’s carrying the brain-controlled prosthetic arm he and his autodidact cousin Moses Kiuna cobbled collectively from salvaged elements. The headset picks up mind alerts and converts them to electrical present that’s directed to a transmitter. The transmitter wirelessly relays the alerts within the type of instructions to the arm, which responds with actions that match the wearer’s intentions.
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