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?"
It will take exactly... (Score:1, Insightful)
4 years.
Re:What's left for the movies? (Score:3, Insightful)
I have to wonder what drama will be left for movies in a couple decades from now if imagination is becoming a reality.
Well, I still don't have my warp drive. There's probably still a few other sources of material [wikipedia.org] out there. I think we're safe for a few thousand more years ;-).
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Re:I wonder at some point if people will stop "dyi (Score:2, Insightful)
i think it's possible we will solve this in our life time if moralists and religous groups don't get in the way of good science.
Post 2k depression (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:I wonder at some point if people will stop "dyi (Score:4, Insightful)
My grandfather has an old axe. It's had 3 new handles, and 2 new heads ...
The brain always impresses me. (Score:4, Insightful)
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"I already have a working hand for that, thank you though."
Yes, but it's a lot easier to hold the magazine with two hands.