Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have developed an electromechanical prosthetic hand that can crush a soda can -- apparently no easy feat. The hand's 33-pound grip is about half that of an adult male's, and its fingers are dexterous enough to pick up small objects. The hand is flexed via a series of pulleyed cables that run through it, but to make this bionic appendage truly Steve Austin-esque, the researchers will have to make it work in conjunction with the user's muscles.
Mechanical Hans Crushes Cans
Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have developed an electromechanical prosthetic hand that can crush a soda can — apparently no easy feat. The hand’s 33-pound grip is about half that of an adult male’s, and its fingers are dexterous enough to pick up small objects. The hand is flexed via a series of pulleyed cables […]
