This Futuristic Armband Could Turn You Into Tony Stark….Almost
The Myo Gesture Control Arm Band (photo courtesy of Thalmic Labs)
What if you could control computers & machines with your hands, just like Tony Stark (aka Iron Man)?
Learn about a wearable armband that’s revolutionizing the future of technology.
The Myo Gesture Control Arm Band (photo courtesy of Thalmic Labs)
A New Era In Human-Computer Interaction
Aaron Grant is the co-founder of Thalmic Labs & he’s the latest speaker addition to our incredible lineup at the Compute Midwest conference (presented by The Disruption Institute).
His company is changing how humans and computers interact with the Myo armband, a wearable gesture control.
The idea for the Myo armband was born out of fundamental question: How do we connect the real and the digital worlds as we move towards wearable and ubiquitous computing?
Myo lets you use the movements of your hands to effortlessly control your phone, computer, drones, video games and much more.
It works by measuring electrical activity in muscles to interpret what your hands & fingers are doing – then transmitting that information via bluetooth to communicate with your favorite digital devices.
About Aaron Grant
Aaron is Co-Founder of Thalmic Labs, a company building the future of wearable gesture control, known as Myo.
He has an extensive software engineering background, having spent time in Silicon Valley working for Zynga. His passion for software engineering has led him to create his own embedded microprocessor operating system.
Aaron graduated from the Mechatronics Engineering program at the University of Waterloo. Thalmic Labs has appeared in numerous top tier media outlets for their innovation, including the Wall Street Journal, Discovery Channel, Wired, TechCrunch & more.
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