![FDA approves Deka arm, the mind-controlled robotic limb developed by Segway creator | Daily Mail Online FDA approves Deka arm, the mind-controlled robotic limb developed by Segway creator | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/12/article-2626171-1DC538A200000578-651_634x358.jpg)
FDA approves Deka arm, the mind-controlled robotic limb developed by Segway creator | Daily Mail Online
National Museum of Health and Medicine - The Gen 2 DEKA Arm System, a bionic prosthetic device transferred to NMHM's collection from DARPA in 2015, was recently put on display at the
DEKA ARM SYSTEM FDA identifies this generic type of device as: Upper Extremity Prosthesis Including a Simultaneously Powered Elb
![Dean Kamen, inventor of Segways, builds DEKA Arm, a much better prosthetic limb, and it is now FDA approved. Dean Kamen, inventor of Segways, builds DEKA Arm, a much better prosthetic limb, and it is now FDA approved.](http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/business_insider/2014/05/11/BI_140511_deka3.gif)
Dean Kamen, inventor of Segways, builds DEKA Arm, a much better prosthetic limb, and it is now FDA approved.
![The DEKA Arm: Its features, functionality, and evolution during the Veterans Affairs Study to optimize the DEKA Arm - Linda Resnik, Shana L Klinger, Katherine Etter, 2014 The DEKA Arm: Its features, functionality, and evolution during the Veterans Affairs Study to optimize the DEKA Arm - Linda Resnik, Shana L Klinger, Katherine Etter, 2014](https://journals.sagepub.com/cms/10.1177/0309364613506913/asset/images/large/10.1177_0309364613506913-fig1.jpeg)