A Swedish woman has been fitted with a revolutionary bionic hand that fuses with her bones, muscles, and nerves.

https://www.sciencealert.com/revolutionary-bionic-hand-fuses-with-womans-bones-muscles-and-nerves

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themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's really interesting that it has reduced her phantom limb pain.

Fraylor@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

That, and that she has limited "sense of touch". I can't imagine what that is like.

Xariphon@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y

At what point do we start honestly calling this cybernetic?

s7ryph@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

Automail?

Blackmist@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 2y

Have to wonder if it would be even more effective in recent amputees.

KindleGem678@futurology.today · 1 pts · 2y

Nice!