High-tech handrest gives surgeons, machinists and artists a steady hand

By (author unknown), Gizmag Emerging Technology MagazineMarch 09, 2010 at 12:07AM

University of Utah mechanical engineer Will Provancher uses his right hand to demonstrate ...

Keeping a steady hand is vitally important for many professions where the use of a static or purely mechanical handrest just isn’t practical or possible. A new computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support will let doctors, artists, machinists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and with less fatigue. ..

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