53 year old Nigel Ackland lost his arm by an industrial blender six years ago. Prosthetics company RSLSteepe (we’re on to you Cyberdyne) made a robotic arm that works by twitching the muscles in your upper forearm and used Nigel to test their new creation. The 40,000 dollar arm works as if it was straight from the terminator, making it the most advanced prosthetic in the world.
Read more at nydailynews.com.
Did you know Cyberdyne exists in Japan and they are a robotics company. They made a robotic suit for elderly people so they can walk and even lift heavy objects with ease http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8VhW9JIwUk
It was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but I definitely remember seeing this shit!
Industrial blender? Yeah, that explains those finger bones in my jellied eel six years ago.
This rules. I wonder in they have done any work with the VA? Guys returning from Iraq with IED injuries could use this.
