Developing Low Cost Prostheses

Joint cooperation project between two Egyptian universities, affiliated with European to develop low cost prostheses for arms and feet. Both prostheses were awarded and praised internationally.

The first is 3D Coupler for Robotic Correction of Spinal Deformities: a Multiaxial Self-Locking Segmental Coupler is attached to the vertebrae. A robotic arm uses digital entries representing vertebral deviations in 6 degrees of freedom to operate the Coupler to manipulate the vertebrae and align the deformity.

The second is Hybrid EEG–EMG Controlled Low-Cost Prototype Prosthetic Arm: an affordable, modular prosthetic arm that leverages both electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) signals to enable intuitive, reliable control. Combining brain computer interface cues with muscle activity detection aims to enhance command accuracy and reduce training time, all while keeping costs accessible for resource-limited settings.