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Rusty_Shakalford t1_j8bpb4o wrote

Reminds me of an interview I once read with an amputee who’d been gifted a prosthetic hand that cost tens of thousands of dollars. The prosthetic was made to be as much like a human hand as possible, with tiny motors inside that could be used to mimic any kind of pose and grip.

She used it for a few weeks before going back to her old system of several different prosthetics she could swap out. She found it more efficient to use assistive devices that, while cruder than the robot hand, were specific to each task she was attempting to do.

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HuckleSmothered t1_j8c2cep wrote

It was also a hassle to reconfigure. Easier to just switch out.

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Zahille7 t1_j8chgy1 wrote

I'll stand by the fact that John Silver's (Treasure Planet) arm/hand is one of the coolest and most versatile prosthetics I've ever seen.

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Youfokinwatm8 t1_j8c59px wrote

Shinobi prosthetics

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uremog t1_j8cbj8o wrote

Yes, this one has firecrackers in it for when I need to scare horses and ghost warriors. And this one has a spear for immortal demon centipedes.

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Pandaryan t1_j8cc5p3 wrote

Which hand was it?

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Rusty_Shakalford t1_j8cs3dt wrote

Honestly can’t remember. Been years since I read it and can on recall the general idea of the article.

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Spinningwoman t1_j8d7fey wrote

I remember back in the early 60’s an aunt who lost a hand in a bus accident had a variety of hands, including one specifically for knitting!

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Reep1611 t1_j8d6ett wrote

It’s also interesting that to many people who lost a hand or a leg, a more robotic prosthetic is more agreeable than a lifelike one.

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hexalm t1_j8ebebg wrote

I watched a video with interviews of some amputees. It featured Angel Giuffria. I can't remember if she was the one saying this or if it was another interviewee, but she basically said the best use of a prosthetic was for socializing, as it made gestures look more natural and smoothed over the sometimes jarring reaction people have to the unexpectedly ending limb.

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