A prosthetic device control apparatus and method of controlling the same. The prosthetic device control apparatus (32) comprising an input interface (34) operable to receive input control signals and a detector (40) operable to determine if a prosthetic device (10) is operatively connected to the prosthetic device control apparatus, wherein the prosthetic device control apparatus is operable, responsive to the detector, to use the input control signals to control either a computer model (52) or movement of the operatively connected prosthetic device.
