Bionic Arm With Muscle Emulation

Gugo writes "German based company FESTO has develop a bionic arm that uses muscle emulation,(video included) with a product called 'fluidic muscle.' It works like a normal animal-human muscle but moved by air inside. This new type of prosthetic offers rapid response, small size, simple assembly and ease of control. On their website they show the range of fluidic muscles with a car race simulator."

Sounds perfect

[Anonymous Coward]

for giving one's self "the stranger"

Oblig.

[Rob T Firefly]

We have the technology.

Arms

[Pretendstocare]

I would only buy one if it could break people's arms while arm wrestling

Re: Bionic Arm

[ThePyro]

Wow... even a woman should be able to use it!

High Five

[Gman14msu]

Two fully functioning arms sitting next to each other in the video..... and no high fives?! What a waste of technology!

Now we're finally closer to the first...

[dohzer]

...robotic handjob.

They expect to bring it to market

[Anonymous Coward]

when the technology progresses enough to build left arms as well. Current ETA is 2014.

Re:Sounds perfect

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I have other humorous insights - based on recent Slashdot entries.

Would this break arms in a wrestling contest? And how does it stack up in such a contest against the jet-engine assisted are, recently featured on the fronpage?

Re:Now we're finally closer to the first...

[Anonymous Coward]

Or a robotic one of these [bbc.co.uk] unless they can guarantee it'll respect Aismovs first law even when malfunctioning.

Heh, you go first!

Re:Sounds perfect

[markov_chain]

Now the Japanese must develop the next version of their robot arm so it can beat this one.

The arms race begins!

*rimshot*

Re:Arms

[jd]

Muscle emulation can only virtually break arms.

Re:Sounds perfect

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

It's a dis-arming characteristic...

Re:Oblig.

[morgan_greywolf]

No problem. They just need to hook up with These guys [trojanevolve.com].

Re:HELP!

[jd]

Well, it uses fluidics [wikipedia.org] and can therefore use logic. Would YOU want to be in Germany and unable to go to the Oktoberfest? Consider the feelings of this poor, fluidic arm!

Re:High Five

[iamdrscience]

I'm not surprised. I realized long ago that robotics engineers are experts at missing the awesome potential of their creations. For instance, we commonly see high-tech robot demonstrations in which a robot dances, but not one of these engineers thinks of making them dance the robot? Sure it's impressive to see a robot waltz smoothly, but it seems almost unconscionable to not end the demonstration by dropping a nice breakbeat and having the robot pop-lock it's way off-stage.

Re:Now we're finally closer to the first...

[Anonymous Coward]

Next time spend the extra $15 for sucky-fucky.

Cheapskate.

Re: Bionic Arm

[Hoi Polloi]

Now they'll be able to open pickle jars.

Re:An improvement?

[jollyreaper]

Says who? Johnny Five is Alive!

God, I loved that movie as a kid. I've purposefully avoided watching it again as an adult so as to not ruin the memory. George Lucas has taught me well. Rape can have a positive result!

Re:Now we're finally closer to the first...

[The Angry Mick]

Now we're finally closer to the first...robotic handjob.

And the horrifying prospects of the first malfunction . . .

Re: Bionic Arm

[hax0r_this]

Or just shoot a hole in it. My cousin has been doing that ever since I married her.