# A prosthetic arm that "feels"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Todd Kuiken
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Engineering, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/todd_kuiken_a_prosthetic_arm_that_feels)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this next-gen robotic arm.

## Lectures

1. [A prosthetic arm that "feels"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/todd_kuiken_a_prosthetic_arm_that_feels/a963eeb9701f), 19 min (TED's player)