RSLSteeper Launches BeBionic Hands
Writing by Greg Intermaggio on Tuesday, 25 of May , 2010 at 12:45 am
One of my first posts ever for BotJunkie was about BeBionic prosthetic hands. After months of research, development, and planning, RSLSteeper, the company responsible for the BeBionic hands has finally launched the incredible product at the World Congress and Trade Fair in Leipzig, Germany May 12-15.
The hands are prosthetic and myo-electric, meaning that they can be controlled by the mind of their user, a technology which is still developing. The BeBionic hands were out for display and testing at the fair, and the general public reaction was an astoundingly positive one- many first-time users found BeBionic’s hands to be extremely easy to use, and amazingly realistic.
The picture above is one of the aforementioned hands, which use a silicone mixture as well as micro-pigmentation for extra realism. As you can see, these hands have gotten so realistic that they may even be considered in the realm of the uncanny valley.
We’re very excited to see these things launch for real- but are they too realistic?
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Comment by ethan454
Made Wednesday, 26 of May , 2010 at 10:01 pm
When you stab them and they bleed they are too realistic!
But this? …Well, being a prostetic, I am going to say no…
Comment by John
Made Friday, 18 of June , 2010 at 6:51 am
Well it looks pretty much like a real hand and a whole lot better than a hook? Did the hand really pick up the coin? That would be a wow but even being able to use it for anything would be cooler than most of the prosthetics available.
