Neurally controlled bionic hand on the market

Demiurge · Jul 18, 2007

Unfortunately, you have to move really slow with it while everyone else stops in order to give the illusion you are moving really fast.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6901231.stm

Milestone for unique bionic hand

A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market.

The thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and are controlled by the patient's mind and muscles.

It was invented by David Gow and was designed and built by Touch Bionics, which is based in Livingston.

The technology has been tested by a number of people, including US soldiers who lost limbs in the Iraq war.

Mr Gow, who is the director of rehabilitation engineering services at NHS Lothian, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "It's the first hand to come to the market that's actually had bending fingers just like your own hand."
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Good news. I wonder how complex a neural interface we'll have in the next generation or two.

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