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Related: About this forumWorld's most advanced bionic hand (for now)
http://gizmodo.com/uk-woman-gets-worlds-most-advanced-bionic-hand-replac-1712900698The 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
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. They ought to add a 'chrome' or 'stainless steel' option.
If you're going to have a terminator arm, might as well be able to look like one
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)2. What about a "Furiosa"-model?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)3. Haven't seen the movie.
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...
started she should start choking herself, screaming "Help! Help!" while falling off her chair to the floor.
But that's just me.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)5. Would that be "robo-erotic asphyxiation"?