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Huge Leap Forward In Robotic Limb Replacement

Posted by kdawson on from the arms-and-the-man dept.

BlueshiftVFX sends us to Wired for some video of the impressive, mind-controlled prosthetic robot arm invented by Dean Kamen. "Kamen's arm, dubbed 'Luke' (after Skywalker, I assume), is an incredibly sophisticated bit of engineering that's lightyears ahead of the clamping 'claws' that many amputees are forced to use today. The arm is fully articulated, giving the user the same degrees of movement as a natural arm, and is sensitive enough to pick up a piece of paper, a wineglass, or even a grape without mishap."

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  1. Woo... by Izabael_DaJinn · · Score: 5, Funny
    You guys should be excited. Think about what this will do for the pen1s enlarg3m3nt industry.

    Not only would they be "fully articulated" in the bedroom they would also be "sensitive enough" to pick up flowers & wine beforehand.

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    1. Re:Woo... by LrdDimwit · · Score: 3, Funny

      Perhaps it's just me, but I am generally using other body parts to pick up the flowers and the wine.

  2. More appropriate headline by s4m7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dean Kamen is Finally Back to Inventing Useful Things

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  3. luke by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Funny

    not named for skywalker, it longs for freedom even as its ordered to dig and fill a hole again and again and wins egg eating contests.

  4. good step in the right direction by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Artificial limbs won't truly be kick-ass until they're better than the organic limbs they replace. And they need to make that reverb sproinging sound whenever they do something cool.

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