There is a close relationship between robotics and prosthetic devices (artificial limbs) since both pro-vide human-like motion and prehension. In general, prosthetic devices have benefited from the development of robotic technologies. Interestingly, researchers at the Center for Engineering Design at the University of Utah developed the Utah Arm, a three-degree-of-freedom elbow prosthesis, prior to developing the Utah/MIT Dextrous Hand, a robotics end-effector. These research projects spawned two new companies-Motion Control, Inc., the manufacturer of the Utah Arm, and Sarcos, Inc., a robotics company under the leadership of Stephen C. Jacobsen.
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机译：机器人技术和假肢设备（人工肢体）之间有着密切的关系，因为两者都提供了类人的运动和感觉。通常，假肢设备已受益于机器人技术的发展。有趣的是，犹他大学工程设计中心的研究人员在研制出机器人末端执行器犹他/麻省理工学院的Dextrous Hand之前，开发了一种三自由度的肘关节假体“犹他臂”。这些研究项目催生了两家新公司：犹他州武器制造商Motion Control，Inc.和斯蒂芬·雅各布森（Stephen C. Jacobsen）领导下的机器人公司Sarcos，Inc.。
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