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A Robotic Hand, This Time with Feeling


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Prosthetic hand, with feeling

A man with a robotic hand can now feel varying degrees of pressure thanks to an implant that connects with the nerves in his arm.

Credit: LifeHand2 | Patrizia Toci

A Dutch man who lost his left hand in a fireworks accident nine years ago is now able to feel different kinds of pressure on three fingers of a prosthetic, robotic hand.

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