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Bionic Arm With Muscle Emulation

Posted by samzenpus on from the gentlemen-we-can-rebuild-him dept.

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."

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  1. Sounds perfect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    for giving one's self "the stranger"

    1. Re:Sounds perfect by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

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

      The arms race begins!

      *rimshot*

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  2. Oblig. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    We have the technology.

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  3. Arms by Pretendstocare · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  4. Re: Bionic Arm by ThePyro · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  5. High Five by Gman14msu · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  6. Now we're finally closer to the first... by dohzer · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...robotic handjob.

    1. Re:Now we're finally closer to the first... by The+Angry+Mick · · Score: 4, Funny

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

      And the horrifying prospects of the first malfunction . . .

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