A New Robotic Hand That Can "Feel" 112
Dyne09 writes "The BBC is running a video report about a group of Swiss and Italian scientists who have created the 'Smart Hand,' a robotic hand with forty sensors that 'connect directly to the brain.' Though fuzzy on the details, the report says the hand provides sensor feedback to a willing test subject, a 22-year-old man who lost his hand to cancer three years ago. How long until we have access to Star Wars-esque robotic limbs?"
Sweden != Switzerland (Score:3, Informative)
Dean Kamen's robotic arm? (Score:5, Informative)
More details below:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/05/dean-kamens-rob/ [wired.com]
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/dean-kamens-luke-arm-prosthesis-readies-for-clinical-trials/2 [ieee.org]
http://blog.ted.com/2008/02/dean_kamens_arm.php [ted.com]
PS: For those who can't place the name, Dean Kamen is the inventor of Segway, among other things.
Re:Ummm.... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Attach to a computer? (Score:2, Informative)