Video: Teenager's new i-LIMB prosthetic hand is super cool
By Laura June 
posted Jan 22nd 2009 1:29PM
posted Jan 22nd 2009 1:29PM
We've seen the i-LIMB plenty in the past, but we have to say that seeing it in action -- newly installed on teenager Evan Reynolds -- is pretty impressive. The prosthetic is so sensitive that Reynolds can grip a small bottle of water, no problem. We assure you: it's pretty cool.
It's like... the video is where the picture should be. Engadget is evolving.
yeah for people with a connection faster than 128kbps , and a 2 gig per month download limit , i think they should stick to the pics ;) :P
@ ridahgadgetguy: I think its fine, its a harmless piece of flash until you actually click it to let it start buffering.
...but can he play crysis?
If only said video would actually run.
OneLove,
What you lack in taste you make up in humor.
At least OneLove didn't ask if he'd blend.
Cool Prosthetic. Wonder how much that bad boy costs...
And does the cover come off?
Between 6 and 8k US. But who cares about price, when you are getting a bit of Scottish cybernetic technology?
Ode to a Robotic Hand?
I'm truly sorry man's dominion
Has broken Nature's social union,
An' justifies that ill opinion
Which makes thee startle...
From the read link:
"...total cost including the hand itself and the fitting is about £30,000."
Now either I haven't been paying close enough attention to currency exchange rates (in which case I need to go to London ASAP), or Bellzebub just threw out a completely arbitrary dollar amount.
Where I live that's closer to $40,000...
I remember, when I was a lad, that would have been 60K US, so stop your whining. Yeah, I pulled the wrong figure as it was for an older version without the neat cybernetic finger prowess.
I want one. I would be super cool with three arms. Really impressive.
If they only made this gray, with all the electronics visible. It would be supercool. With this fake lattice-skin color it scares me.
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Yes, but can he pick his nose with it? That is the question.
Hopefully one day they'll have an i-limb for the hand only, not the entire arm. i was born with my right hand being significant smaller than my left hand so i would definately get this if it was worth it.
He's not only the iLimb spokesperson, he's also a client.
We are approaching sci-fi territory!
Laura June,
Please tell me that your opening words, "We seen the i-Limb..." is just a typo and that you meant to write "We HAVE seen".
The use of the grammatically incorrect "I seen" as in, "I seen that guy before" is becoming way too common.
Cool video, though.
What do you think? Typo, or we don't understand basic grammar?
well it does say "we've seen" which is correct...
or they've probably corrected "they're" (:P) typo...
I think it's a compsiracy.
Seriously?!?! Nobody wants to hear your stupid rants on grammar. This is a technology blog.
For certain registers of speech and in certain dialects, this is actually 'correct', or rather, completely grammatical. On the other hand, how can you argue something is 'incorrect', if there's no body that governs English language standards? All of the rules that govern English language 'correctness' are based off of random and badly documented traditions; for instance, the Cockney lack of word-initial 'h' has affected some usages in North American English that some people consider to be more 'correct' than others; while the mere writing of these usages is in opposition to how people actually speak, or in opposition to the grammatical rule that does exist in their speech. Take for example, 'an historical'; this is perfectly fine if you're a Cockney speaker: "'e got an 'aircut", but sounds completely wrong if you do pronounce that initial 'h', since the rule for a/n usage is one of consonants and vowels.</digression>
Haha, you got burned by Josh. THE GUY KNOWS JIMMY FALLON! :-)
File this under "stuff nobody cares about"
referring to the post, btw. the prosthetic is pretty cool.
I've always wanted a third arm. hmmmmmmm.......
I've always wanted two firemen....
I've got a third leg and I'll tell you it's pretty cool.
@JCW
That made my day, it was genius, almost as genius as the iLimb itself. Speaking of, amazing technology!!
I'd get my arm replaced with one of those cat antennas with a magnet on the end, that would be TOTALY FUCKING SICK.
Wish granted!!
I'll be coming by tonight to take your right arm.
I dont want a third arm...But I can see Viagra going out of business if they make it for other parts of the body.
This is pretty cool. If only they could do away with the battery pack, and still have it 100% functional.
hmm interesting, why not place those plates in it that can generate power, that way it can sort of power itself my motion, at least keep it functional while you charge it at night
Power itself? On this blog we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
It would be really cool if they could somehow integrate the batteries into the arm. I wonder what type of batteries are being used? If the company were to use a lithium ion polymer, wouldn't they be able to have a custom shaped battery that could better follow the contours of the arm? Maybe a fuel cell battery, but I'm not that read up on the technology.
I love Technology. thats really freaken cool. How does it work? Is it programed with responses based on motion or even its space in air relative to the body.. or is it just like an auto grabber. regardless, real step forward in functionality i think. !!
clears throat..
never mind didn't listen to him say tense muscle i wonder how strong is it?
I was thinking the same thing. Can he crush a tree limb into wood pulp?
^ battery power. That's a "no."
if it's slow enough even a small battery can theoretically operate a powerful press, it just takes longer.
Oh my god, the description of the injury is one the sickest things I've heard...that must have hurt so much...
That's the kind of hardcore shit we have to deal with every day in Britain.
man i would be freaked out too if
instead of Lays i had to eat "Walkers"
Very very cool.
This is from the first draft of the article
" '...Truth be told 90% of the time I'll probably use it give myself a stranger'. Said young Evan Reynolds"
Wow...the things you find on the cutting room floor!
Sorry Laura, I couldn't resist. It was just too sweet.
Maybe I'm just a nerd, but based on his prosthetic, losing a hand wasn't an ENTIRELY bad thing! That's pretty badass, now just imagine where this technology will be in 10 years!
I have one simple request to the world. STOP CALLING EVERYTHING "i"! JUST STOP! This is a cool thing, but the i totally eliminates any awesome it had. Seriously people, stop using i you are not apple.
Agreed. Enough already.
iAgree
omg, Jax!
I think its awesome...as long as it doesn't mean that one day skynet will become self-aware...
Awesome!
Why can't I post on Obama's thread?
Because Mr. President is very busy right now, and he doesn't want to be disturbed.
Seems promising... Hope that'll help some people out :D
Does anyone have a link to the movie that actually has a decent server hosting it? Jesus, is this video being hosted on a cell phone?
Are you Sarah Connor?
That's freakin amazing.
this arm may be super cool but i would rather have my own.
Rather amazing, but we shouldn't be too surprised, Darth Vader is this guy's father. Bionic hands/arms run in the family. Now he's just like Dad and his brother Luke.
Seriously, this really is incredible, and the technology will only get better.
I'm for any technology that helps a young man regain his self image... makes me proud of our generation.
My mind just melted
Er....JWC I mean. now kids, dislexia is not as funny as you might think =/
We can we stop naming stuff i-This and i-That?
Perhaps we should call it the Eee-limb?
If I heard him correctly, the accident 'de-gloved' his arm - ripping the skin and muscles off the bone. Brutal.
Yeah glad he didn't show pictures to be honest
I do like the M22, just wish it was touch screen.
He's cute.
Ok, guys in the audience.. you know that trick where you sit on your hand for 10 mins.... c'mon, don't tell me you weren't thinking the same thing!
Yeah, until he accidentally gets too excited and "degloves" that part of his anatomy. But good think they already have prosthetics for that...
This is incredible technology. I am not sure why everyone in the comments section is making so many jokes about this, clearly this is a really serious technology for amputees and I hope that it makes a big difference in the lives of people who have lost hands or arms due to various illnesses or accidents.
R:
I disagree.
To talk about past experience thats a completed action and relevant in the present, the present perfect is the appropriate grammatical form. You cannot use the past participle (3rd form) without either of the auxiliary verbs 'have' or 'has'.
Form: Subject + have/has + past participle.
If you use the past past participle without the relevant auxiliary it's not English your speaking. You seem to be referring to the way certain words and grammatical forms disappear over time, e.g. the modal auxiliary 'shall' is rarely used these days to denote future intent ('will' and 'going to' have sufficed for the modern generation of English speakers.) The present perfect form is almost certainly not going to be an example of this it is used by the vast majority of speakers and in almost all written English, the only examples being the uneducated or some teenagers desperately trying to sound cool.
It was obviously a typo anyway!
(I bet there's a grammatical or spelling error above)
I forgot the apostrophe in that's. Bollocks!
The iLimb is really nice, but not sturdy, really loud (five motors going uii uii all the time), and really, relly expensive. I have evaluated this one and for now have to conclud that my hook is, well, better ... http://www.swisswuff.ch/tech/?p=46