Surgical / MedicalHealthcare & Hospitals
Modular Prosthetic Limb
Built by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory · United States
Updated May 2026·methodology
Overview
The Modular Prosthetic Limb is a bionic arm with human-level dexterity, weight, range of motion, and force generation. It's designed to restore full functionality to upper-extremity amputee soldiers.
Flagship features
- Designed for individuals with upper limb amputations; controlled via myoelectric sensors on the residual limb
- Can also be controlled via brain-computer interface (BCI) for individuals with paralysis or ALS
- 26 moving, articulated joints — nearly as many as a human hand
- Medium: carbon fiber, aluminum, steel, select polymers
- Developed by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU APL) in partnership with Hunter Defense Technologies
- Demonstrated capabilities include controlled movements, small object manipulation, tool manipulation, and clothes pin manipulation (per demo video)
Specifications
Category: Surgical / Medical- Procedures
- rehabilitation
- DOF / arm
- 26
- Haptic feedback
- Yes
- FDA year
- false
- CE mark year
- false
Detailed specifications
Other6
- Sub Category
- rehabilitation
- Company Country
- US
- Controller Model
- Custom Embedded[3]
- Deployment Count
- 10
- Deployment Notes
- used for neurorehabilitation research across the United States[3]
- Additional Information
- - Designed for individuals with upper limb amputations; controlled via myoelectric sensors on the residual limb. - Can also be controlled via brain-computer interface (BCI) for individuals with paralysis or ALS. - 26 moving, articulated joints — nearly as many as a human hand. - Medium: carbon fiber, aluminum, steel, select polymers. - Developed by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU APL) in partnership with Hunter Defense Technologies. - Demonstrated capabilities include controlled movements, small object manipulation, tool manipulation, and clothes pin manipulation (per demo video). - Exhibition: 'Beautiful Users' at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (2014). - Notable as a pioneering research prosthetic with advanced dexterity and multiple control modalities.
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