Jason Barnes from Atlanta lost his right arm below the elbow two years ago With help of Prof Weinberg, he created a robotic arm that uses 2 drumsticks The first stick is controlled using electrical signals in his upper arm muscles Other stick listens to the music being played and improvises its own beat 'Metal drummers might be jealous of what I can do now, said Mr Barnes

By Ellie Zolfagharifard

PUBLISHED: 14:28 EST, 6 March 2014 | UPDATED: 14:40 EST, 6 March 2014

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.

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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.

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Robot prosthesis transforms amputee drummer into 'cyborg' beat machine