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A tough prosthetic hand obeys the muscles’ commands

The inexpensive and lightweight prosthesis also provides feedback akin to a sense of touch.
An individual with a transradial amputation wearing the soft neuroprosthetic hand holds a cupcake

This soft prosthetic hand allows the wearer to grasp delicate objects such as cakes and berries. Credit: G. Gu et al./Nature Biomed. Eng.

A lightweight prosthetic hand can grasp strawberries without crushing them and still works after being hit with a hammer or run over by a 1.5-tonne vehicle.

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Nature 596, 464 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02238-7

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