Ewout Baars

Imagine that one way or another you lose your hand. Various daily tasks which used to be an easy job might now be difficult to perform. Luckily in the 21st century it is possible to use a robotic prosthetic hand. At this moment multiple robotic prosthetic hands are already produced and used [1]. Most of these prosthetic hands make use of Electro-Myography (EMG) in combination with pre-configured hand positions [1]. However, the use of pre-configured hand positions makes it impossible for the prosthetic hand to make every move a human hand can make. ...

Dear Scintilla Member, What goes the time fast, the first half year of this study year has already past. You might wonder where the time went and what you have achieved in the first half or regret all the decisions you made this far. At this point the board takes a step back to look at the things they tried to do and the things they actually did. As you might know, we are quite fond of the bananas on the swiped list of Scintilla as well as of our new fridge. ...

Dear reader, The first day of college is already a few weeks ago. By now you start to understand what the student life means. Hard work, long days but once in a while there is a fun activity. Maybe your body is able to get vitamins out of coffee and beer already, maybe you still have to adapt. For us this year is also a new start just as for you. ...