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more about #bionic more comments → Bootknife-Jackson: the next upgrade needs a rocket propelled fist launching funtion more » Smeagol92055: How trippy must that be to not only watch a hand across the room move in response to your thoughts, but to actually feel through it as well. Call me ... more » Makidian: I would remove my legs for cybernetic replacements in a heartbeat. No more pain and restored functionality... more » RoboBagins: alright! can I order an attachment so I can add an extra thumb to each of my hands and maybe get some some extra arms that attach Doc Oct. style? more » BangarangRufio867: This is definitely really cool stuff, however, you know a man's got needs. One of these days one of those "complex movements" may lead to a handful o... more » Belabras: Still no flying cars, but cyborgs are just around the corner... more » aubreyf: I wonder if you can tell it to *not* register things like needle pricks. You know, so you can just grab that tray of cookies right out of the oven. K... more » Starwatcher: Oh, I'm gonna look so cool with one of those on. more » HyMinded: I'd love to see Dremel get into this field. #robothand more » AshThePirate: And so we are one step closer to our cyborg Overlords. #robothand more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Finally!! Get me some bandages and a saw! Im getting me one of those fitted. NowI can look Stallone straight in the eyes and win my hard earned Arm wr... more » Roklimber: Someone call Steve Goldman and Dr. Rudy Wells. The new and improved Steve Austin is arriving soon, and for less than 6 million dollars, it would seem.... more » Yamato: this is pretty cool, it makes me think of Full Metal Alchemist, where they have people who have robotic limbs called AutoMail. #robothand more » psychiccheese: How long now before people are cutting their limbs off on purpose just to get one of these? I mean, if these things can do everything a normal hand c... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Wow--that's quite a breakthrough! #robothand more » -
#madscience
Luke Skywalker's Robotic Hand Comes Even Closer to Reality
Are we coming upon the era of bionic limbs? Another company has created a robotic hand that can be controlled by the wearer's thoughts and restores tactile sensation — and the subject claims it feels almost like a real hand. More » -
#madscience
Bionic Hand Lets the Wearer Feel, Not Just Touch
Current prostheses allow individuals who have lost a hand to grasp and hold objects, but regaining their sense of touch has been out of the question. But a new robotic hand is giving its wearers a new tactile sensation. More » -
#cyborgrecruitment
Japan Is Creating Your Future Cyborg Overlords Right Now
Wow, I don't know what's crazier — that there's a Japanese company called Cyberdyne, or the fact that it's creating cyborg limbs that look sort of like 1960s Cybermen. Or maybe the fact that its cyborg limbs are called "Human Assistive Limb," or HAL for short. What's next? The Brilliant Organ Replacement Group? It's like they're announcing that we're doomed. It's bad enough that Skynet already exists. More pics below the fold. More » -
#bioniccommando
Bionic Arm Meets Desolate City
Capcom is releasing a new Bionic Commando game this year, which marries its main character with a bionic arm. However, this isn't your dad's bionic arm, or even a modern-day Jaime Sommers' nanobionic arm. This arm is a lot more rugged and testosterone-charged than her svelte limb. Check out what it can do down below, and just look at the desolate environments it'll be featured in. More »
