Huge Leap Forward In Robotic Limb Replacement

Posted by kdawson on Sunday June 1, 2008 @09:45AM 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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Woo... by Izabael_DaJinn · 2008-06-01 09:46 · 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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More appropriate headline by s4m7 · 2008-06-01 10:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Dean Kamen is Finally Back to Inventing Useful Things

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