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Robotic Hand Can Feel

Submitted by C. S. Magor on Friday, 23 October 20092 Comments | Google Buzz |
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The SMARTHAND is a little different to a regular inanimate prosthesis: it is connected to nerves in the arm. The hand’s owner can feel the robotic prosthesis and use it much like one would use a natural hand.

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