Vulcan Augmetics

Vulcan Augmetics Vulcan Augmetics focuses on providing adaptative and accessible upper limb prosthetics based on a data system.

Our goal is to help healthcare professionals and users take control of their mobility and regain confidence and convenience in life.

03/06/2026

30s to Put Objects To Bag with Vulcan Hand

📍 1. Non-Invasive Control Systems (Surface EMG / sEMG)Non-invasive systems capture EMG signals from the surface of the s...
02/06/2026

📍 1. Non-Invasive Control Systems (Surface EMG / sEMG)

Non-invasive systems capture EMG signals from the surface of the skin using external sensors.

Non-invasive systems remain widely adopted because they are:
✅ easier to implement
✅ easier to adjust
✅ safer for patients
✅ more scalable clinically

However, not all traditional surface sensors can isolate individual muscles precisely.

Instead, they capture combined, cross-talk-heavy signals from broader muscle groups.

This meant that minor sensor shifts inside the socket led to erratic device behaviors and immediate dropped objects.

📍And there are wearable EMG systems, they represent a newer non-invasive approach that aims to simplify signal acquisition while reducing reliance on precise electrode placement.

Some clinics have explored their use in more challenging cases, including:
✅muscle atrophy
✅scar tissue
✅BPI
✅complex residual limb conditions

📍 2. Invasive Control Systems (Implanted EMG / iEMG)

Invasive control acquires muscle signals through implantable sensing devices surgically placed inside the body.

They capture data directly from specific muscles, nerves, or targeted biological interfaces.

One major advantage of invasive approaches is signal specificity.

Because the sensors are implanted closer to the biological source, they can potentially provide:
✅ cleaner signal acquisition
✅ more isolated muscle information
✅ higher signal precision
✅ deeper exploration of muscle-task relationships

However, invasive systems also come with important clinical considerations.

They may involve:
📍 surgical procedures
📍 infection risks
📍 long-term implant adaptability concerns
📍 revision surgery considerations
📍 higher technical complexity

And while signal quality may improve, the overall workflow and accessibility can become significantly more demanding.


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Vulcan Augmetics focuses on providing adaptative and accessible upper limb prosthetics based on a data system. Our goal is to help healthcare professionals and users take control of their mobility and regain confidence and convenience in life.

Traditional myoelectric setups rely on single-point, dual-site control.To work, sensors must sit precisely on the thicke...
28/05/2026

Traditional myoelectric setups rely on single-point, dual-site control.

To work, sensors must sit precisely on the thickest part of the muscle belly.

However, in cases in which patients with:

✅ Short residual limbs
✅ Above-elbow amputations
✅ Heavy scar tissue
✅ Skin grafts or burns
✅ Deep soft tissue damage
✅ Weak muscle isolation
✅ Long-term muscle atrophy

👉 The challenge is that clinicians often only have a few viable electrode positions available.

👉 A minor socket rotation or placement shift of just 1-2 cm can drop signal amplitude by 20% to 50%.

👉 In difficult limbs, a large portion of fitting time may be spent simply trying to locate stable signals.

To fix this, clinicians invest in handheld signal probes or desktop software to speed up evaluation.

But these tools only mask the root cause.

👉 Even if a technician maps a "perfect" motor point and that position becomes completely fixed the moment electrodes are permanently embedded inside the prosthetic socket.

👉 When the patient returns home, normal biological changes like daily volume fluctuations, sweat, skin impedance shifts, or socket slipping (pistoning) immediately displace the fixed sensors from those precise muscle bellies.

The clinic is then pulled right back into a cycle of troubleshooting visits and socket refabrications.

What if we could completely decouple the sensing interface from the physical socket structure, eliminating the need to hunt for hyper-specific single points altogether?


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Vulcan Augmetics focuses on providing adaptative and accessible upper limb prosthetics based on a data system. Our goal is to help healthcare professionals and users take control of their mobility and regain confidence and convenience in life

27/05/2026

Uncle Reacts to Vulcan Hand 4 FIRST TIME

📍1. The Exhausting "Myosite Hunting" LoopMany standard systems are optimized for ideal signal conditions, demanding high...
26/05/2026

📍1. The Exhausting "Myosite Hunting" Loop
Many standard systems are optimized for ideal signal conditions, demanding high-amplitude signals and clear physiological separation between opposing muscle groups.

But not every patient has ideal biology.

Especially in:
✅ high-level amputations
✅ long-term amputees
✅ patients with severe trauma
✅ cases with scar tissue or muscle atrophy

Clinicians spend hours in repeated, manual trial-and-error placement testing known as 'myosite hunting.'

This heavily drains a CPO's time before device viability is even confirmed, making patient evaluation a long and stressful barrier to qualifying candidates for myoelectric prosthetic hands.

📍2. Socket Precision is Highly Demanding
Conventional EMG systems often depend heavily on precise electrode positioning inside the socket, which makes even small changes can affect control quality

The thing is....human tissue is dynamic.

✅ daily limb volume fluctuations
✅ sweat
✅ skin impedance changes
✅ minor socket slipping (pistoning) immediately displace fixed sensors from the muscle belly.

A positional shift of just 1–2 cm can slash signal amplitude by 20% to 50%.

This leads to sudden mis-triggering or unresponsive control at home, turning into non-billable follow-up visits, frustrated users, or full socket refabrications.

What if reliable signal control no longer depended on precise socket positioning?
How would that change your clinical workflow?


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Vulcan Augmetics focuses on providing adaptative and accessible upper limb prosthetics based on a data system. Our goal is to help healthcare professionals and users take control of their mobility and regain confidence and convenience in life.

17/05/2026

Girl Reacts to Vulcan Hand 4 FIRST TIME

17/05/2026

HER REACTION is everything😋

16/05/2026

cheers on pizza with my Vulcan myoelectric hand

15/05/2026

Drinking water with Vulcan Hand

15/05/2026

Fun day at bakery with my Vulcan myoelecyric prosthetic hand

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