New AI Platform to Develop Prosthetics, Realistic 3D Avatars

MyoSuite is a set of musculoskeletal models that can facilitate applications with rehabilitation, surgery, and shared autonomy assistive devices.

New artificial intelligence (AI) platform can help develop prosthetics, realistic 3D avatars and post-injury rehabilitation, reveals a new study.

Meta (formerly Facebook) has released MyoSuite and the musculoskeletal models are up to 4,000 times faster than other simulators at meeting the data requirements of modern machine learning (ML) algorithms.

Sensory Perceptions may Not be Remapped by Prosthetics Limbs
Although there are quest for development of prosthetic/ robotic limbs in physically challenged patients, these devices have found to fail in remapping the sensory signals/ perceptions form the brain of the individuals.

‘MyoSuite is a set of musculoskeletal models that can facilitate applications with rehabilitation, surgery, and shared autonomy assistive devices.’

"This research could accelerate development of prosthetics, physical rehab, and surgery techniques. It could also help us develop more realistic avatars for the metaverse," said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO.

MyoSuite is a set of musculoskeletal models and tasks that enable the application of ML to solve biomechanic control problems.

"MyoSuite unifies the two facets of intelligence: motor and neural. We’re releasing MyoSuite and open-sourcing a set of comprehensive benchmarks for the ML community to enable continued research in this area," Meta said in a statement.

Virtual Human Hand Simulation may Hold Promise for Prosthetics
Using MRI and a technique-driven by the visual effects industry, the world's most realistic model of the human hand's musculoskeletal system in motion is developed.

The researchers developed and solved a few of the most complex motor control behaviors that haven’t been done before -- including dexterous manipulation, like twirling a pen in your hand or turning a key.

"We have made significant progress on challenging tasks such as the simultaneous manipulation of two Baoding balls in one hand," said Meta.

How to Improve the Function of Retinal Prosthetics, Study
The magnitude and the consistency of the electrically-evoked responses diminished as retinal degeneration advanced in retinitis pigmentose. Therefore, the level of disease progression has to be taken into consideration while selecting patients for prosthetic implants.

MyoSuite is a collaboration between Meta AI and the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

It is designed from the ground up as a comprehensive platform for investigating the physiological details behind musculoskeletal motor control.

Power Changes in the Energy-Based Prosthetics can Help Minimize Walking Effort
The excessive walking effort of amputees can be reduced by increasing the power settings of their energy based prosthetics, finds a new study.

"Not only can MyoSuite synthesize behaviors, but the comprehensive platform can also facilitate applications with real-life implications, such as rehabilitation, surgery, and shared autonomy assistive devices," Meta noted.

The company said it’s opening up the musculoskeletal models built through MyoSuite to researchers.

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