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3D-PRINTED PROSTHETIC ARM HAS FEATURES
YOU DON’T SEE WITH THE OTHERS
This design is created by a
Konami developer and publisher
of the Metal Gear Solid titles,
who worked with a leading
prosthesis artist Sophie De
Oliviera Barata and a technical
team. It is inspired by the
protagonist Snake in the new
PlayStation 4 game Metal Gear
Solid V.
The recipient of this first-of-its-
kind prosthetic arm is James
Young, a gamer who fell under
a train which left him with a
damaged left arm and a severed
lower left leg. It happened May
18, 2012.
James is happy to have been
provided with the arm. He
shared, “It gives me a hand –
and not a device. It’s soft, but
firm, so it’s really nice to shake!”
We have seen artificial arms
that enable limb mobility, but
not with one with a laser light, a
torch, a USB port, a watch, and
a drone fixed on a panel outside
of the shoulder.
A product of 3D printing
technology, the arm allows its
recipient to pick up the tiniest
objects through commands
sent by the shoulder muscles.
It communicates with the
sensors and does its tasks like
a real hand, only with the extra
features.
Scarlett Johansson
Becomes A Doll Robot
Hong Kong-based product and
graphic designer Ricky Ma just
created a female robot that is
modelled after the Hollywood
star Scarlett Johansson from
scratch. The female robot
prototype is named Mark 1
and is able to response from
verbal commands. It could also
make facial expressions. As an
example, when the robot is told
'Mark 1 you are so beautiful',
it will bow and smile while
replying 'Hehe, thank you.'
The success of Ricky Ma was
all thanks to his persistence
and ded