myoelectric
adjective
myo·elec·tric
ˌmī-ō-i-ˈlek-trik 
variants
or less commonly myoelectrical
: of, relating to, or utilizing electricity generated by muscle
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While state-of-the-art myoelectric arms can cost around $200,000, Atom Bodies plans to offer Atom Touch for approximately $25,000.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The bride and model, Rebekah, was born without a right forearm and had a black prosthetic hand, a myoelectric prosthesis.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Currently, the robotic hand can be controlled using EMG signals, which are traditionally used by people with upper-limb loss to control myoelectric prosthetic hands.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
There were no differences in user satisfaction between prosthesis types, and of those who reported using myoelectric prostheses, 44 percent went on to abandon them altogether.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
For example, myoelectric (bionic) limbs rely on sensors that lie flesh with your muscles to move.
—Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
Yoshida became interested in manufacturing at an early age, learning how to weld at his grandfather's ironworks and then going on to found a company that produces myoelectric prosthetic hands.
—Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
And while most myoelectric prostheses run based on a series of surface electrodes placed on the skin of the user’s residual limb, these electrodes can slide around, causing the prosthesis to become unreliable.
—WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
The company agreed to fund a working group to develop a myoelectric prosthetic arm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The bride and model, Rebekah, was born without a right forearm and had a black prosthetic hand, a myoelectric prosthesis.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Currently, the robotic hand can be controlled using EMG signals, which are traditionally used by people with upper-limb loss to control myoelectric prosthetic hands.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
There were no differences in user satisfaction between prosthesis types, and of those who reported using myoelectric prostheses, 44 percent went on to abandon them altogether.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
For example, myoelectric (bionic) limbs rely on sensors that lie flesh with your muscles to move.
—Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
Yoshida became interested in manufacturing at an early age, learning how to weld at his grandfather's ironworks and then going on to found a company that produces myoelectric prosthetic hands.
—Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
And while most myoelectric prostheses run based on a series of surface electrodes placed on the skin of the user’s residual limb, these electrodes can slide around, causing the prosthesis to become unreliable.
—WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
The company agreed to fund a working group to develop a myoelectric prosthetic arm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
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myoelectric
adjective
myo·elec·tric
ˌmī-ō-i-ˈlek-trik
variants
also myoelectrical
: of, relating to, or utilizing electricity generated by muscle
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