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The "Boston Arm" is an electronically-operated artificial limb in which the muscle signals generated by the amputee's desire to use the arm are sufficient to move the arm to any position and operate it at a variety of speeds in much the same way a normal person does. The arm was developed by Professor Robert Mann, Uncas A. Whitaker Professor of Biomedical Engineering, MIT, and by Dr. Melvin Glimcher, Harriet M. Peabody Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School. [ME_0266]

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