iLimb: The world's first commercially available bionic hand
Posted on Jul 22nd 2007 1:20PM by Rigel CelesteFiled Under: Reviews & Products
The iLimb, from Touch Bionics, is now generally available and has been successfully fitted to patients all across the U.S. and in Europe. The iLimb is a big deal because it not only looks like a real human hand but it acts like one too, with 5 individually powered fingers and the ability to sense when enough pressure has been applied in delicate situations like picking up a glass or holding someone's hand. And it can even be adapted to fit people who only need a partial hand due to missing fingers from accident, war, or congenital defect.This iLimb totally looks like something out of the movie iRobot, don't you think? Must be the white plastic.








