The three-armed 'cyborg' drummer with superhuman skills

A drummer who lost his arm in a freak accident now has a second chance of achieving his dream after being transformed into a'cyborg' musician. Jason Barnes lost his right arm below the elbow two years ago after receiving an electric shock while cleaning a vent hood in a restaurant. Determined to carry on drumming, the student from Atlanta built his own prosthetic device using a brace and some springs that attached to his arm. Jason Barnes, a drummer who lost his right arm in a freak accident, says he now has a chance of achieving his dream after being transformed into a'cyborg' musician The prosthesis uses a technique called electromyography to pick up on electrical signals in the upper arm muscles. By tensing his biceps, Mr Barnes controls a motor that changes how quick the prosthetic arm moves and how tightly it grips the drumstick.