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DIYTopicTypeSlideshow

iCandy: Bionics

Web-enabled electromechanical hands and specially tailored pet paws

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iCandy: Bionics
Photo: Toby Melville/ Reuters
tools and toystype:slideshowNaki’oBertolt MayerJason KogerTools & ToysTouch BionicsiCandyGeek Lifei-Limb

Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images
Sixteen-year-old Patrick Kane shows off the sensitivity and dexterity of his new i-Limb Ultra Revolution prosthetic hand. Kane was the first person in the United Kingdom fitted with the software-controlled electromechanical hand, which is made by Touch Bionics. The Scottish company’s Biosim-i app lets Kane adjust the hand’s settings to take advantage of 24 grip options and a host of gestures—all from his iPhone.

   

tools and toystype:slideshowNaki’oBertolt MayerJason KogerTools & ToysTouch BionicsiCandyGeek Lifei-Limb
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