I chose
my best new device to by the Myo Armband. This is a gesture controld
device that fits around the meaty part of your forearm and detects slight
muscle movements, arm rotations and even electrical impulses as you gesture,
translating all that information into real-time input. This device
features bluetooth 4.0 and a new type of biosensor, which can pick up
electrical impulses in our arm muscles. So long as the inner side of the Myo
has skin contact you're good to go.
The idea of Myo started in the co-founders' university days, where they explored various wearable technologies while working on a navigation aid for the blind. Lake said since brain control isn't quite there yet, his team found muscle sensing to be the next best thing. From what I saw today, Thalmic Labs seems to be on the right track. We watched co-founder Aaron Grant play Call Of Duty: Ghosts using just a pair of Myos, and he was able to make his avatar run, crouch, jump, fire weapon and reload. Lake also gave a demo on music playback control and slideshow presentation on an iPad, both of which worked just fine. But it doesn't stop there; the CEO also sees opportunity in industrial robotics, space application and even gesture-based authentication. As production volume increases, Lake says they’ll consider adding oversees partners, but for now this is very much a homegrown affair.
Call of Duty Example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o62TzZrw5s
Myo Ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWu9TFJjHaM
Thalmic Labs Website:
https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/
The idea of Myo started in the co-founders' university days, where they explored various wearable technologies while working on a navigation aid for the blind. Lake said since brain control isn't quite there yet, his team found muscle sensing to be the next best thing. From what I saw today, Thalmic Labs seems to be on the right track. We watched co-founder Aaron Grant play Call Of Duty: Ghosts using just a pair of Myos, and he was able to make his avatar run, crouch, jump, fire weapon and reload. Lake also gave a demo on music playback control and slideshow presentation on an iPad, both of which worked just fine. But it doesn't stop there; the CEO also sees opportunity in industrial robotics, space application and even gesture-based authentication. As production volume increases, Lake says they’ll consider adding oversees partners, but for now this is very much a homegrown affair.
Call of Duty Example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o62TzZrw5s
Myo Ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWu9TFJjHaM
Thalmic Labs Website:
https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/
