2013 saw the rise of gesture cameras for TVs and various smart devices, but Canadian startup Thalmic Labs thinks its Myo armband is the way forward. During our meeting at CES earlier, co-founder ...

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Building arm muscles is important for doing the activities of daily living as well as for preventing loss of muscle mass. Here are some basic exercises for building biceps and triceps strength.

The design is scaleable, too—an 8m muscle could create some fearsome mechanical arms on a JCB, or a remarkably dextrous factory robot.