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Muscle Sensor

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Brand MyoWare
Item dimensions L x W x H 5.91 x 3.15 x 0.79 inches
Item Weight 0.02 Pounds
Style Modern
Mounting Type Flange Mount

About this item

  • Single supply - MyoWare won't need +/- voltage power supplies unlike our previous sensor
  • Embedded electrode connector - electrodes now snap directly to MyoWare, getting rid of those pesky cables and making the MyoWare wearable
  • Raw EMG output - a popular request from grad students, the MyoWare now has a secondary output of the raw EMG waveform
  • Polarity protected power pins - our 1 customer request was to add some protection
  • LEd indicators - we've added two on-board LEDs one to let you know when the MyoWare's power is on
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Product Description

The bionics wizards at Advancer Technologies are changing the DIY electronics landscape by helping inventors flex their creative muscles. Our user-friendly, expandable muscle sensor, MyoWare, gives you the power to control an endless variety of devices, from robots to video games to prosthetics. This myoelectric magic works by detecting and processing the tiny signals generated when you flex your muscles, converting it to a form that is easily understood by electronic devices like opensource microcontrollers. The MyoWare is the only product of its kind; designed and assembled in the US, each sensor is hand tested to ensure they work out of the box first time, every time.

MyoWare Product Line

High Quality at a Low Cost

At Advancer Technologies, our passion for producing the highest quality, laboratory grade myoelectric sensors on the market today is surpassed only by our desire to make our innovative, game-changing technologies available at a bargain-basement cost.

MyoWare Wearable Feature

Wearable Technology

With MyoWare’s ability to be attached directly to electrodes, its simplistic design makes it easily wearable. And, MyoWare’s signal quality is vastly improved while noise is significantly reduced.

MyoWare User Friendly Feature

Designed for Everyone

MyoWare’s on-board signal processing hardware makes it is easy to setup and eliminates the need for complicated software signal processing code. Its novel circuitry also allows you to maximize microcontrollers’ resolution.

MyoWare Expansion Shields

Expandable

Taking a page from the opensource hardware playbook, MyoWare now features four shields – modular circuit boards that expand its functionality. The shields allow you to use traditional cable, add external batteries to power the sensor, or add an LED display to gauge how hard you’re working a muscle.

MyoWare Wearable Details

Wearable, User-Friendly Design

What truly sets the fourth-generation, patent-pending MyoWare sensor apart is the way in which it has been completely redesigned to make it more user-friendly than ever before. Its new, wearable design allows you to snap the sensor directly to electrode pads, eliminating pesky cables and improving signal quality. The new board also eliminates the need for complicated power supplies, enabling the sensor to be powered directly from electronic devices. Finally, there are on-board LED indicators that let you know when the power is on and when your muscle flexes.

Power and Reliability

The mighty MyoWare is as powerful as the most sophisticated myoelectric sensors available on the market today – but in a compact size and cost that makes it easily affordable to everyone. The benefits of the new MyoWare, however, don’t stop there. Because we’ve made a commitment to our customers to hand test each MyoWare sensor before it hits the street, we know that the MyoWare is, without a doubt, the most dependable sensor anywhere. You’ll never have to worry again about whether the sensor will work. It will, first time, every time.

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Describe your products in 3 words.

User-friendly muscle sensors.

How did you come up with the idea for this product?

The Advancer story begins when founder Brian Kaminski was still in college. For his senior design project, Brian and his team set out to build a myoelectric rehabilitation glove, but soon discovered they would either have to purchase a very expensive medical-grade EMG system or build their own sensor. Since neither was feasible, the team moved on, but Brian’s passion for myoelectric technology had been ignited. Soon after graduation, he began work on his own sensor, eventually starting Advancer Technologies. And now seven years and more than 20,000 muscle sensors later, Advancer has released its fourth generation muscle sensor, the MyoWare.

What makes your product special?

No other muscle sensor combines MyoWare’s user-friendly characteristics, its expandability, and its reliability in a wearable design that is both powerful and compact. From its new, wearable design to its functionality-expanding shields, MyoWare is the only hand-tested, all-in-one sensor of its kind, designed and assembled in the U.S. to provide an experience as powerful as the most sophisticated myoelectric sensors available anywhere.

What has been the best part of your experience?

In a nutshell, the most exciting, gratifying part of our experience is seeing the amazing projects our customers create using our product, from the sublime (super-strength robotic suit) to the ridiculous (a muscle sensor-controlled remote control car) to the truly life-changing (low-cost 3D printed prosthetics).

Product information

Technical Details

Brand ‎MyoWare
Item dimensions L x W x H ‎5.91 x 3.15 x 0.79 inches
Item Weight ‎0.02 Pounds
Style ‎Modern
Mounting Type ‎Flange Mount
Output Type ‎Digital
Specific Uses For Product ‎Exercise
UPC ‎869249000109 757347469907
Global Trade Identification Number ‎00869249000109
Manufacturer ‎Advancer Technologies, LLC
Item Package Dimensions L x W x H ‎2.4 x 1.3 x 0.5 inches
Package Weight ‎0.01 Kilograms
Item Dimensions LxWxH ‎5.91 x 3.15 x 0.79 inches
Brand Name ‎MyoWare
Part Number ‎Muscle Sensor

Additional Information

ASIN B018TIWR32
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4.0 out of 5 stars 106 ratings

4.0 out of 5 stars
Date First Available May 18, 2016

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Customers find the muscle sensor works well and is accurate in its measurements. However, the ease of use receives mixed feedback, with some customers finding it easy to set up while others say it's harder to use.

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13 customers mention "Functionality"10 positive3 negative

Customers find that the muscle sensor works well.

"Very effective but some parts broke off easy." Read more

"...Works pretty well with matlab for graphing the signal...." Read more

"good designed and works well. like it." Read more

"Its a piece of garbage. Doesnt work. You gotta solder youre own connecting wires. Video is false advertising" Read more

3 customers mention "Accuracy"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the muscle sensor accurate, with one mentioning consistent readings.

"...The sensor is very robust, the readings are consistent, and I loved being able to adjust the gain on the fly when using different sensors/muscle..." Read more

"...Engineering project, it's working perfectly and it gives a very accurate measurement" Read more

"Small but powerful..." Read more

7 customers mention "Ease of use"3 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the muscle sensor's ease of use, with some finding it easy to set up while others report it being harder to use.

"...Little complicated for beginners" Read more

"...Pretty easy set up with my teacher’s instructions and it was cool to see the data from our tests." Read more

"Its definitely harder to use than what I imagined. I think it was the Electrodes I was using but the adjusting of the resistance is overly sensitive." Read more

"Easy to setup and snap receptors are convenient for electrode conduction...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Devyn Curley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing product that serves as a fantastic introduction to wearables
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020
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    I have used this sensor with the built in electrodes as well as attaching my own external sensor, and I'm impressed by how well this works right out of the box. The sensor is very robust, the readings are consistent, and I loved being able to adjust the gain on the fly when using different sensors/muscle locations. I would strongly recommend this to anyone even remotely interested in wearables and controlling tech with muscle movements.
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  • A. Dehogues
    5.0 out of 5 stars Small but powerful
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2021
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    Needed this for a science class and it works just as it’s supposed to. Pretty easy set up with my teacher’s instructions and it was cool to see the data from our tests.
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  • Lils
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019
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    Very effective but some parts broke off easy.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Gm
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy setup, clean output, reliable sensor
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016
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    Easy to setup and snap receptors are convenient for electrode conduction. The ADC provides a nice integer signal from 0-1023 and you can also receive raw analog EMG data by soldering a wire to the other side. Do basic analysis on an arduino or send the Serial data to a python script on your laptop to do so much more.
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Don
    1.0 out of 5 stars did not work and no instruction sheet
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020
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    There are several thing wrong. first there is no information on voltage on amazon or on the EMG. there are only + and- symbols. After searchng the internet I found out its maximum voltage is 5 volts or burns out. Near the raw emg output there is a GND but it not for the RAW but for the optional shield. The ground for the RAW emg is on the opposite side of the board and is the - terminal of the power supply.
    I used an emg in the past and you have to have a connection to a bone end which which doesn't have any muscles around it for its instrumention amplifier to reject the noise on the body, The cable to this connection is only about 2 inches long which won't reach from bone end to center of muscle in many cases. So this cable is way too short.
    I spent several hours making a power supply of 4.5 volts and connections to the EMG to find out it doesn't work only the green and red leds light up. .The O-scope showed no output signal on any output.
    The company should spend more time on instructions and quality control and less time on talk about how great it is. A while ago I bought their previous model of EMG and it did not work either!
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Engineer Guide
    3.0 out of 5 stars Packed with a lot of features but product lacks quality
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019
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    I had to order 3 of the mayo wear because 2 of them burned out due to the chip unable to handle voltage higher than 5V.

    I recommend getting a voltage regulator for this product because they burn our easily.

    Product comes with pins that already amplifies and filters the signal. It also comes with pins that delivers raw emg signal.

    Works pretty well with matlab for graphing the signal.

    However the product does not accurately display raw emg signal using matlab if that's your main focus.

    Also on terms of design the off switch only works for disabling the amplified signal inputs. In other words if you connect the pins to the raw emg input you will continue to read data regardless of the power switch being on or off.
    I find that unfavorable because you can easily damage the chip if not careful.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Raymond Hailei
    5.0 out of 5 stars great tool
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019
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    good designed and works well. like it.
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  • Cliente de Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Facil de usar
    Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
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    Excelente producto.
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  • humber
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top
    Reviewed in France on December 12, 2018
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    Cool ,afin d'améliorer la précision et réduire les parasites,utiliser une alimentation externe de l'Arduino
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  • Ricardo Gómez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una belleza de EMG!
    Reviewed in Mexico on May 3, 2017
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    Excelente circuito! Funciona a la perfección! Lo recomiendo ampliamente! Nos funcionó a la perfección en un proyecto de desarrollo. 100% recomendado!
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  • Bigbeard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto
    Reviewed in Spain on March 24, 2019
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    Segunda placa myoware wue compro. Funciona perfectamente.
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  • Bargainer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good for EMG control
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2017
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    Works with Arduino Uno
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  • Client d'Amazon
    4.0 out of 5 stars Très bien
    Reviewed in France on June 6, 2017
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    Conforme à ce que l'on peut trouver sur le commerce. Il permet une bonne acquisition de signaux musculaires.
    Je le recommande
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