Ergonomic machine actuator

Machine actuating system, which comprises:

• a) a pair of ergonomic supports, each being configured and dimensioned for interactive association with a respective one of an operator's left and right hands, and each having a configured array of motionless sensors responsive to the presence of a corresponding plurality of fingers of the respective operator hand in predetermined locations to generate a control signal to facilitate actuation of the machine in response to the presence of the corresponding fingers on the corresponding sensors of the arrays;
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• b) a machine controller having means for operatively connecting said pair of ergonomic supports to an external processing system so that the external processing system receives said control signal, said machine controller being responsive to actuation signal received from the external processing system for controlling the operation of the machine.

A method for actuating a machine subject to satisfaction of predetermined conditions, wherein a pair of machine actuators each having a sensor array positioned in a predetermined location are provided and responsive to the presence of a plurality of fingers on each hand of an operator, said method comprising:

• a) positioning the plurality of fingers on each hand of the operator in said predetermined location with respect to each sensor in said sensor array to generate a control signal to facilitate actuation of the machine;
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• b) transmitting said control signal to control means for receiving and processing said control signal and actuating the machine.