We Can Rebuild Him?

[LazyGun]

Interesting article on a new development in artificial limbs, offering a degree of sensory feedback to the patient from the artificial limb for the first time that I am aware of.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/05/bionic-hand-limb-sense-touch-artificial?CMP=fb_gu

[mibn2cweus]

Perhaps a flicker of hope for husbands who had been 'decapacitated' by their vengeful housewives.

[LazyGun]

@mibn "Perhaps a flicker of hope for husbands who had been 'decapacitated' by their vengeful housewives"

LoL - Quite like the term decapacitated :) Better than "Bobbited" any day of the week :)

[beso]

Remember the Six Million Dollar Man from the 70's TV series.

Wouldn't go far now would it?

[LazyGun]

@beso No, it wouldn't, although I wonder what 6 million dollars then would represent now,taking inflation into account ;)

Probably still not enough to pay for a finger, let alone a hand/arm with sensory feedback! :)

[Matheous-2]

Sorry for the late post here but I do remember a TV news article about a year ago regarding an 'exo-skeleton' which enabled a man to walk and cost only around £10k! Not a fortune, although could have far reaching consequences!

[LazyGun]

Exoskeletons that would help paraplegics and those lacking function in limbs and what have you would be an excellent development, Mattheous, and as you say, probably a lot cheaper than this device we are talking about! ;)

[jeffa]

It's just a matter of time. 100 years from now someone doing research into the early 21st century might find this and laugh a lot. Just over 100 years ago, there were no aeroplanes. The advances in medicine are truly astonishing.

[LazyGun]

@Mattheous, Jeffa Speaking of exoskeletons;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26418358#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter