August 2, 2019
Engineers at the University of Utah in the United States have
developed a new prosthetic limb named after famous Star Wars character Luke
Skywalker. This new limb will give users a sense of touch and feel all over
again.
Iconic Star Wars character Luke Skywalker has a group of
engineers in the United States to create a prosthetic hand that will give
amputees a sense of touch and feel all over again. Called LUKE,
this robotic arm promises to make day-to-day tasks easier to perform. The
hand and fingers are controlled by electrodes implanted in the muscles and
these give users a sense of touch.
The touch of Star Wars adds an extra cool element says Sajesh
KrishnanKerala’s first blade runner.
I know many people who use customised prosthetic limbs, and sometimes they
do it on their own. It looks just like a normal hand or leg and the user
can walk around confidently. While some people like putting tattoos, some
others give their limbs interesting names. This trend is slowly picking up
in India as well. I would definitely love to see new prosthetic limbs being
introduced here named under our favourite on-screen fictional heroes. –
Sajesh Krishnan, Amputee.
Engineers have tried and tested this latest prosthetic limb on amputees and
the reviews have been largely positive. Many amputees said they felt
emotional recovering the sense of touch again. “I never thought I would be
able to feel in that hand again, It almost put me to tears” was one such
comment. Among the first people to tweet about LUKE was well-known actor
Mark Hamill, who played the part of Luke Skywalker. “I’ve
had a Gibbon named for me, been a Pez dispenser, an electric toothbrush &
Underoos. – NOTHING is more satisfying than this”, commented Hamill.
LUKE will soon hit markets across the U.S and fans of Star Wars will be
hoping it comes to India too.
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Source: https://newzhook.com/story/luke-prosthetic-limb-promises-to-restore-sense-of-touch-to-amputees
