Robotic arm

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Robotic arm (click here to read)

Article summary:
Tom has trouble writing, fastening buttons and tying shoelaces. The youngest of triplets, 11-year-old Tom's fine motor skills lag behind those of siblings Olly and Jack. Despite the fact that he is academically above average, his handwriting problems mean he is often wrongly placed in a lower ability group. His mother Gillian, a physiotherapist, explained that Tom's dyspraxia - an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement - has left him frustrated and struggling. He has to continuously practise his writing and movement - exercises that he finds difficult, boring and tiring. But a new robotic arm could hold the answer.

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Source:
BBC

Date:
17/10/2009 00:07:54

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