DEKA Arm System
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The DEKA Arm System is an advanced prosthetic limb designed to provide highly dexterous, near-natural arm and hand function for amputees using sophisticated sensors and control systems.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DEKA Arm System canonical | 3 |
| DARPA Revolutionizing Prosthetics program | 1 |
| DEKA Arm | 1 |
| Modular Prosthetic Arm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1330275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEKA Arm System Context triple: [DEKA Research & Development Corporation, notableWork, DEKA Arm System]
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A.
ASIMO humanoid robot
ASIMO is a pioneering humanoid robot developed by Honda, designed to walk, run, and interact with humans as a research platform for advanced robotics and mobility technologies.
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B.
iBOT mobility system
The iBOT mobility system is an advanced powered wheelchair that uses gyroscopic technology to climb stairs, elevate users to standing height, and navigate challenging terrain.
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C.
KUKA
KUKA is a German industrial robotics and automation company known for its advanced robotic arms used in manufacturing and entertainment applications.
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D.
Canadarm
Canadarm is a pioneering robotic arm system used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, capture, and maneuver payloads in space.
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E.
Dextre
Dextre is a two-armed robotic handyman on the International Space Station designed to perform delicate maintenance tasks and reduce the need for spacewalks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEKA Arm System Target entity description: The DEKA Arm System is an advanced prosthetic limb designed to provide highly dexterous, near-natural arm and hand function for amputees using sophisticated sensors and control systems.
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A.
ASIMO humanoid robot
ASIMO is a pioneering humanoid robot developed by Honda, designed to walk, run, and interact with humans as a research platform for advanced robotics and mobility technologies.
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B.
iBOT mobility system
The iBOT mobility system is an advanced powered wheelchair that uses gyroscopic technology to climb stairs, elevate users to standing height, and navigate challenging terrain.
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C.
KUKA
KUKA is a German industrial robotics and automation company known for its advanced robotic arms used in manufacturing and entertainment applications.
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D.
Canadarm
Canadarm is a pioneering robotic arm system used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, capture, and maneuver payloads in space.
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E.
Dextre
Dextre is a two-armed robotic handyman on the International Space Station designed to perform delicate maintenance tasks and reduce the need for spacewalks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advanced prosthetic limb
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myoelectric prosthesis ⓘ prosthetic arm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DEKA LUKE Arm
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LUKE Arm ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
foot controls
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inertial measurement unit controls ⓘ myoelectric signals ⓘ wireless control interface ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedFor |
above-elbow amputees
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below-elbow amputees ⓘ shoulder-level amputees ⓘ upper-limb amputees ⓘ |
| developer | DEKA Research & Development Corporation ⓘ |
| developmentStartYear | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| FDAApprovalYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| gripPatternsCount | multiple selectable grips ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
battery pack
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control electronics ⓘ modular socket system ⓘ robotic elbow ⓘ robotic hand ⓘ robotic wrist ⓘ sensor suite ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fine motor control
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force sensors ⓘ haptic feedback capability ⓘ inertial sensors ⓘ modular configuration ⓘ multi-articulating hand ⓘ multiple grip patterns ⓘ powered elbow flexion-extension ⓘ powered wrist flexion-extension ⓘ powered wrist rotation ⓘ proportional control ⓘ water-resistant design ⓘ |
| intendedUserGroup |
civilian upper-limb amputees
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military veterans with upper-limb loss ⓘ |
| inventor | Dean Kamen ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable performance of activities of daily living
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provide highly dexterous prosthetic control ⓘ restore near-natural arm and hand function ⓘ |
| regulatoryApproval |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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linked to:
Food and Drug Administration
|
| regulatoryStatus | FDA-approved for commercial marketing ⓘ |
| targetMarket | advanced upper-limb prosthetics market ⓘ |
| technologyType |
advanced sensor-based control system
ⓘ
powered exoskeletal prosthesis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DEKA Arm System Description of subject: The DEKA Arm System is an advanced prosthetic limb designed to provide highly dexterous, near-natural arm and hand function for amputees using sophisticated sensors and control systems.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: DEKA Arm System
linked to: DEKA Arm System
linked to: DEKA Arm System