App-Controlled Robot Arm Gives Boy, 9, New Hope
From: Robotics Trends - 05/01/2015
By: Steve Crowe

Smartphone app allows users to choose from up to 14 automated grips and
gestures to complete daily tasks, such as index point mode for typing or
precision pinch mode for gripping small objects.

Josh Cathcart, a 9-year-old boy from Fife, Scotland, was born with his right
arm missing from the elbow down.

He was often bullied over his disability, but thanks to an app-controlled
robotic arm - and a generous donation from his uncle - Cathcart no longer has
to miss out on any activities with his friends.

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http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/app_controlled_robot_arm_gives_boy_9_new_hope

Links:
Touch Bionics
http://www.touchbionics.com/

i-limb app
http://www.touchbionics.com/products/my-i-limb

App-Controlled i-limb ultra Robotic Arm
http://www.roboticstrends.com/photo/app_controlled_robot_arm_gives_boy_9_new_hope/0

Our boy has got his happiness back
http://www.sundaypost.com/news-views/scotland/josh-used-to-say-he-d-be-better-off-dead-now-he-s-getting-a-new-arm-our-boy-has-got-his-happiness-back-1.868849

Related:
Tony Stark Delivers Working Iron Man Robot Arm to 7-Year-Old Boy
http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/tony_stark_delivers_working_iron_man_robot_arm_to_7_year_old_boy