Volume 20 No 13 (2022)
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Application of Artificial Intelligence and 3D Printing in Prosthetics : A Review
Taruna Chopra
Abstract
There are between 10 and 15 million amputees around the world. The field of prosthetics has opened a new world to the people who have lost limbs by giving them an option to regain some functionality or normalcy. Prosthetic limbs are very important to amputees as they can help restore some of the capabilities lost with the amputated limb. Although they cannot equal the functionality provided by biological limbs, they can provide significant capabilities. People who lose a limb go through a lot of pain, and a prosthetic limb that allows them to function again is a big challenge. It is a difficult and expensive process. Prosthetics is a very interesting area with a range of fields like Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. Huge innovations and developments of technology have inserted in the field of the prosthetics. In this paper we will review the history behind, the first prosthetic limbs made, with the impact on Artificial Intelligence and meeting Bionic limbs that would fully replace a biological limb. We will also review the latest researches in this field. It is surprising that a bionic hand would not merely mimic the movement but would also substitute the brain-hand communication with constant feedback information. There are many which serve the needs of the amputees. 3D Printing is one of the recent innovations which can provide an artificial limb for lower cost. The importance of the field of prosthetics is analyzed and highlighted, resolving the affording problem.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence, Prosthetics, 3D Printing
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