'At last I can feel again': robotic hand gives user a sense of touch
by Anna Ploszajski from Science | The Guardian on (#4KV8Z)
Man whose arm was amputated after accident can hold delicate objects such as grapes and eggs
A man who lost his hand 17 years ago has been given the sense of touch through a brain-controlled robotic prosthetic.
Keven Walgamott, whose arm was amputated below the elbow after an accident, can now feel 119 different touch sensations through the prosthetic as if it were his own limb.
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