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SonoRank uses ultrasound for calibration-free prosthetic finger control

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Researchers have developed SonoRank, a novel method for detecting finger flexion using forearm ultrasound sequences, aiming to overcome the limitations of current prosthetic hand technology. Unlike existing ultrasound-based systems that require extensive per-user calibration, SonoRank learns to rank motion magnitudes and then classifies finger flexion with a single rest reference. This approach demonstrated a 28% improvement in F1 score compared to direct classification methods in cross-validation tests, moving closer to practical, calibration-free prosthetic deployment. AI

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  1. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    SonoRank: Towards Calibration-Free Real-Time Finger Flexion Detection from Forearm Ultrasound Sequences

    Powered prosthetic hands are frequently abandoned, largely due to the limited functionality of current devices that rely on surface electromyography (sEMG). Sonomyography (ultrasound) has emerged as a promising alternative, owing to its ability to observe muscle activity in real …

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Dean Zadok, Alon Wolf, Alex M. Bronstein, Oren Salzman ·

    SonoRank: Towards Calibration-Free Real-Time Finger Flexion Detection from Forearm Ultrasound Sequences

    arXiv:2607.07542v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Powered prosthetic hands are frequently abandoned, largely due to the limited functionality of current devices that rely on surface electromyography (sEMG). Sonomyography (ultrasound) has emerged as a promising alternative, owing …

  3. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Oren Salzman ·

    SonoRank: Towards Calibration-Free Real-Time Finger Flexion Detection from Forearm Ultrasound Sequences

    Powered prosthetic hands are frequently abandoned, largely due to the limited functionality of current devices that rely on surface electromyography (sEMG). Sonomyography (ultrasound) has emerged as a promising alternative, owing to its ability to observe muscle activity in real …

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