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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 08:07 AM Jun 2015

World's most advanced bionic hand (for now)

http://gizmodo.com/uk-woman-gets-worlds-most-advanced-bionic-hand-replac-1712900698

The BeBionic has 14 different preprogrammed kinds of grips available:
Pointing with the index-finger, picking up small object, holding a key, using a PC-mouse, carrying a bag, handshake...
Triggered by myoelectric sensors that read out muscle-flexing when touching the skin. (Must be calibrated to user, of course.)
The hand contains 337 moving parts to mimic the movement of a real hand.
The fingertips are soft, for a better grip.

From the homepage: Available in white, black and various skin-tones.



What stood out to me:
1. She used jewelry on her bionic arm, which means she already has incorporated it into the concept of her bodily self.
2. Once it has been calibrated (translated: once the software has been provided with a proper driver), it's just plug&play.
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World's most advanced bionic hand (for now) (Original Post) DetlefK Jun 2015 OP
They ought to add a 'chrome' or 'stainless steel' option. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #1
What about a "Furiosa"-model? DetlefK Jun 2015 #2
Haven't seen the movie. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #3
My first thought (from my terribly warped sense of humor) was that shortly after the segment... ret5hd Jun 2015 #4
Would that be "robo-erotic asphyxiation"? DetlefK Jun 2015 #5

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
1. They ought to add a 'chrome' or 'stainless steel' option.
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 08:23 AM
Jun 2015

If you're going to have a terminator arm, might as well be able to look like one

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
3. Haven't seen the movie.
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 08:36 AM
Jun 2015

But, iirc, that's the female protagonist in the new Mad Max? I'll google it and take a look.

ret5hd

(20,573 posts)
4. My first thought (from my terribly warped sense of humor) was that shortly after the segment...
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 08:41 AM
Jun 2015

started she should start choking herself, screaming "Help! Help!" while falling off her chair to the floor.

But that's just me.

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