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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Clever artificial hand developed










Scientists have developed an ultra-light limb that they claim can mimic the movement in a real hand better than any currently available. At present, prosthetic hands either do not move at all or have a simple single-motor grip. But the University of Southampton team has designed a prototype that uses six sets of motors and gears so each of the five fingers can move independently.

Read the full story at BBC News...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4225896.stm

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