Prosthetic, robotic 'Smart Hand' has feelings, too Researchers in Italy and Sweden have spent the last ten yearsdeveloping what they call the "Smart Hand," a prosthetic hand which enablesfeeling in its fingertips. The hand -- which was recently wired up to a testpatient through a surgical procedure -- has four motors and forty sensors whichare linked directly to the brain. In the surgery, the nerve endings of thepatient were linked up to receptors in the hand, which allows for feeling in thefingertips of the hand, even though the hand is not really a part of his body. Details and Video at http://snipurl.com/tkn34 -
