Neuroprosthetics of the Hand: Current Hot Research Topics, Research Trends and Challenges, and Recent Innovations

If you want to buy a new car today, you can expect a flood of digital features and assistance systems that initially make the analog human heart beat faster. [...]non-invasive, robust approaches for supporting amputees or people with tetraplegia outside and independently of a complex laboratory environment are, in addition to the EMG/EEG-operated systems mentioned above, the subject of current research. Do they want simple or complicated prostheses, and should these be controlled by invasive sensing, or are non-invasive methods sufficient? [...]there is a lack of interaction between engineers and physicians [4], but the field of prostheses in particular requires interdisciplinary think tanks and cooperation.