Dean Kamen's "Luke" Arm

1. Dave
   March 30th, 2008 at 9:16 am

   That is incredibly cool!

   “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.”

2. czd5
   March 30th, 2008 at 9:35 am

   dammit, dave beat me to it!

3. Keleborn
   March 30th, 2008 at 11:17 am

   Hahahaha I have friend who is making his dissertation about an arm like that, but not that cool hahaha he's gonna cry when he sees it

4. Justin
   March 30th, 2008 at 11:23 am

   Well that is quite amazing.

5. L
   March 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

   Amazing! They've come a long way from hooks and pulleys.

   Now they just need to make one that can get wet. Being able to use something like that in the shower would be a huge plus.

6. Dan
   March 30th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

   Yes. Very amazing. I wish the would have miced Dean Kamen a bit better. I could only hear him mumbling.
   This is quite an improvement over those dorky (yet strangely cool) Segways.

7. ted
   March 30th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

   But can it unhook a brastrap?

8. darksider
   March 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm

   That was pretty amazing.

   however, the guy said he could pick up a peeled banana without squishing it not that he could peel it. I bet that in a few years they will make peeling a banana possible.

9. Charles
   March 30th, 2008 at 9:30 pm

   Check out some of Dean's crazy-ass wheelchair work:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Vmmo47ucU

   And yes the sound mix on Mr. Kamen is awful. "Luke arms" but no THX sound. Damn shame.

10. vladicus
    March 30th, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    if i were in his position, i would no doubt be masturbating furiously on the car ride home

11. Fsmarch
    March 31st, 2008 at 11:22 am

    Totally incredible! I simply cannot imagine being without two arms and two legs, but so many people have to live that way. We should be very thankful to what we have.

12. Xinavera
    March 31st, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Amazing stuff. Dean Kamen is one of those revolutionary inventors like Burt Rutan who can think way, way outside the box. Go to it, folks!

13. JamesM
    April 1st, 2008 at 3:03 am

    Wow. The most impressive think about all of this is that despite the degree of this guy's amputation (above the elbow), the machine is still able to allow him to control fingers individually. That's the holy grail of prosthetics right there. They've been able to sense tension and control (grip) but it was like a vice. Two ends open and close (thumb+all fingers).... Individual finger control. Holy cow. Amazing. My jaw dropped when he picked up the cordless drill.

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