Robert Wellesley Mann

Robert Wellesley Mann (1924–2006) was a pioneer in the field of medical prosthetics.

Mann was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [1] and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

Boston Arm

In September 1968, a team of physicians and designers, led by Mann, introduced the "Boston Digital Arm", the first prosthetic limb controlled by a brain–computer interface, wherein the wearer could control the movement of the arm by the electric signals sent by the brain to electronic instruments designed to interpret the signals.[2][3]

References
  1. "Robert W. Mann, 81, Designer of Devices for Handicapped, Dies". The New York Times. 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. "Will Power Makes Motorized Arm Operate for Amputees", by Harry Nelson, Los Angeles Times, September 13, 1968, p1
  3. "'Boston Arm' Thought Into Movement", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 14, 1968, p23

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