Star Wars-style ‘bionic hand’ fitted to first patients
The technique required the men to have their lower arms amputated and fitted with a robotic replacement which responds to electrical impulses when the muscles contract in the same way as a real hand. “In effect, brachial plexus avulsion injuries represent an inner amputation, irreversibly separating the hand from neural control,” said Professor Oskar Aszmann, Read more about Star Wars-style ‘bionic hand’ fitted to first patients[…]