Bionic Fingers Point to Future of Digit Replacement

December 14, 2009

Part “Star Wars,” part human, each finger contains a motor smaller than a dime. Controlled by a small computer processor and powered by a tiny rechargeable battery, the prosthetics, called ProDigits, allow owners unheard of control over their hands. Electrodes placed against wearers’ arms sense when they contract certain muscles. Those small movements then drive the robotic fingers. (ABC News)