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Funky Robotic Hand
seldo writes "The BBC is carrying a story about a funky-looking robotic hand with the full range of 24 hand movements (NASA's best effort so far has 12, apparently). It's supposed to be for the disabled, although a spokesman for the British Council of Disabled People points out that everyday tasks are not really what the disabled need help with anymore. I just want one to play with :-)" Update: 08/08 17:58 GMT by T : You may be reminded of the DIY robot head from several months ago -- a perfect match?
Finally, I can use both hands to browse the net! We'll just have to see how life-like skin they can create...
Quadriplegics will finnally be able to give everyone else the finger!!!
... but can it breakdance?
were you expecting to see a sig here? perhaps you'd rather see the inside of an ambulance!
I can build my haptic feedback arm-wrestling simulator.
If your bitterest enemies are people who hack the heads off civilians, then I would say you're doing something right.
The lazy man's guide to building a computerized android hand:
Step one - Find an android.
Step two - Decapitate said android.
I can see where a robotic arm would be useful for people with atrophied muscles, or who lost a limb.
But disabled people without heads are called.... dead.
Apparently your dad is a moderator on Slashdot. :)
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.