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Comments on iLimb Bionic Hand Now Ready For Market
Remarkable invention now ready to wear. (Read
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| "lol 'after an argument with his father'; that made me seriously laugh out loud." (gid 7/19/2007 3:56:45 PM) |
| "I've been working on my dead-pan delivery..." (Bill Christensen 7/19/2007 5:46:49 PM) |
| "The article I read about this said half the users wanted the optional 'natural' looking covering that comes with it and half wanted it bare for that sci-fi 'terminator' look. I'd want a covering that makes it look even more sci-fi-y. Right now it looks like it was made from used syringes." (Erik Nodacker 7/19/2007 7:10:49 PM) |
"Here's another picture I found - some nice details in this photograph of the actual device.
 (iLimb details) (Bill Christensen 7/20/2007 5:56:09 AM) |
| "I'd be afraid of stuff getting caught in the cracks of the device - like food or lint.
Also, it will take decades of development, but I wonder if 'hand replacement surgery' will become as commonplace as hip replacement for people with bad arthritis. My aunt has arthritis that turns her finger joints at right angles to each other in the plane of her hand." (Bill Christensen 7/20/2007 5:57:50 AM) |
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