Bionic hand gives car accident student new lease of life

[JoeZhang]

Evan Reynolds has been given a new lease of life by the fully functional artificial replacement, which he says he adjusted to in just a few minutes.
Mr Reynolds, 19, from Haslemere, Surrey, was the second person in Britain to be fitted with the advanced i-LIMB hand.



The innovation is controlled by electronic muscle signals from the remaining part of the limb and has five independently powered digits which operate like a human hand when closing around an object.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...s-car-accident-student-new-lease-of-life.html

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[Bird of Prey]

That's quite amazing !!

 

[Christopher]

It looks like the thumb isn't really active, that you have to maneuver it into the desired position for the grip you want. So it's still limited. Still, it's progress.

 

[CuttingEdge100]

It's nice to know stuff like this exists. Still I'd prefer to avoid losing my hands -- they've been with me my whole life, I've gotten attached to them...