Bionic Hand Makes it to Market

root_42 writes "The BBC reports that a Scottish company has developed a bionic prosthetic hand, which is now going to market: 'The thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and are controlled by the patient's mind and muscles ... 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."' The device really seems very "cool", compared to other prosthetics, and seems to allow the patients a wide variety of day-to-day activities. Also check out the patient gallery."

Comments

Hmmmm

[alexj33]

The important question is: does it come in shiny brass color, and can it hold a lightsaber?

Autonomous...

[i3spanky]

...did anyone else reading the headline first think that the hand escaped and found its own way to the market?

sweet!

[AxemRed]

This replaces the hook as my limb-replacement of choice.

Re:Uh-oh

[jollyreaper]

Why does everything these days have to be prefixed with an i? iDunno.