For the first time scientists were able to restore real-time sensory feeling in an amputee wearing a robotic hand. Bionic hands my not be at the skull-crushing level where would like them to be, but being able to feel our victim may be a step in the right direction.
14-year-old Matthew James’ left arm only developed to the wrist. Which is why Matthew sent a letter to the Mercedes F1 team, offering them free advertising space on a new £35,000 (ZAR 414 000) robot hand if they would pay for it. Which worked out pretty okay, because now has a custom i-LIMB Pulse hand from Touch Bionics.