Researchers in Italy and Switzerland have created a bionic hand that allows mutilated people to feel their fingers again.
The invention is at the stage of clinical testing. It was applied to the Danish Dennis Aabo, who accidentally lost his left hand from the elbow and down.
In the test, the 36 patient managed to recognize the toughness of the objects he caught with a blind eye.
"The hand features sensors connected to each tendon on each finger. And we can use them to understand the strength of the patient as he catches an object. We use this information to cause the sensory neurons to be stimulated accurately, so we can restore this sensation in real time to the nervous system, "says researcher Silvestro Mitzera.
The device applied to the 36 patient was temporary and removed with surgery.
In order to create a permanent and viable prosthetic member, scientists will need to significantly reduce electronic components.
"The first time they set it up was amazing. Suddenly I began to feel things I could not for many years. I was able to understand the round and hard and soft objects, and it was a great feeling, "says 36Dan Dane.
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