Perspectives on EMG-Controlled Prosthetic Robotic Hands:Trends and Challenges

Prostheses are devices used to substitute specific members of the human body, whether upper or lower limbs. They have become useful either for the amputee population or for those who have a congenital deficiency. There is not a consensus on how to develop a whole myoelectric prosthesis. The literature is mostly fragmented and it is hard to find a monolithic work about it. Thus, the main goal of this work is to summarize all element and systems of a myoelectric controlled robotic hand and pinpoint the trends and detail major issues and recommendations such as the use of biofeedback, EMG classification trends, compliant mechanisms and the current commercial devices.