AnnouncementMeta Newsroom (AI)16 September 2026
Canadian Start-up smartARM Uses AI to Create Intuitive Bionic Prosthetics
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Meta AI glasses are now an add-on for a bionic arm, showing how consumer wearables are entering medical device control.
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smartARM, a Toronto-based startup, is developing a vision-first bionic arm prototype using software, with Meta AI glasses as an optional add-on, to enable more intuitive prosthetic control for people with limb differences.
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