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You can now officially participate in a Nerf gun tournament, even if you're missing an arm.Hackerloop is a collective of experts in DIY creations. They recently uploaded a video on their YouTube channel featuring an awesome prosthetic Nerf gun they put together for their friend Nicolas Huchet.Nicolas lost his arm to a work-related accident when he was only 18 years old. Ten years after the incident, he discovered 3D printing and started creating a high tech prosthesis to replace his arm. His story was featured in a TEDx Talk in Paris in 2016.Hackerloop decided to give Nicolas a chance to win nerf fights with their new technology, it essentially involves 3D printing, a nerf gun (duh) and a muscle sensor system.The first step was modifying an already existing Nerf gun with, well, 3D printing. For that, they used a Swarmfire Nerf blaster as its design was the easiest to turn into such a prosthesis. Then, electrodes were placed on his arm to detect electrical activity from the mu...

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