Cyborgs

This type of research is the type that will take us from prostheses being only for amputees to being for everyone.

But recently, an amputee who allowed European researchers to plug electrodes into a bundle of his wrist nerves was able to control the strength of a prosthetic hand's grip and to distinguish the shapes and stiffness of three kinds of objects.

Embedded Link

Amputee Successfully Feels Prosthetic Grip Strength Via Arm Electrodes – IEEE Spectrum
Microelectrodes attached to nerves in amputated arm renew wearer's sense of touch

Google+: Reshared 1 times
Google+: View post on Google+

  1. Misread what you said as I scrolled past and wondered why prostitutes were only for amputees. 

Leave a Reply