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Back in 2008, Jason Koger had the misfortune of running over a downed power line on his four-wheeler, being shocked with 7,200 volts of electricity, and ultimately having both his hands amputated. Now, he had the good luck to get a pair of new ones that can be controlled by an iPhone app. The i-Limb *groan* Ultra Revolution was developed by UK-based prosthetic developers Touch Bionics and offers five independently powered fingers including a fully rotatable thumb. It smart enough to auto-grasp objects like cups or utensils, but through the use of the associated app, Koger also has stanley canada access to a library of 24 other grip patterns for more complex activities. The I-Limb doesn ;t look like it quite as natural as the real-life Terminator limb, but Koger is duel-wielding, so he gets extra points for that. And both are still a far cry from real, brain-controlled prosthetics, but they ;re also much, much better than any inert lump of stanley tumblers plastic. Koger just better make sure he doesn ;t misplace that iPhone. [CNN] https://gizmodo/watch-the-real-life-term...ar-5989982 stanley cup iPhoneMedicineRoboticsScience Nygs Sexual fungus could be the key to revolutionizing penicillin
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