Haptics Takes Hold From: IEEE - The Institute - 03/27/2008 By: Michael J. Riezenman Picture this: in a horrible accident, a farmer in a remote area of northern Manitoba, Canada, has his arm torn off by a hay baler. Immediate surgery is needed if he is not to lose the arm. His local hospital is equipped to handle the procedure, but its surgeons don’t have experience in reattaching limbs. Image: http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_tionline/tionline/legacy/inst2008/mar08/hap02.jpg Caption: An exoskeletal device with sensors uses haptics to aid stroke victims with an impaired hand. Read the entire article at: http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/11004/07155468