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Step toward artificial hand with a sense of touch

By Lauran Neergaard
Published October 8, 2014 8:07pm ET
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Step toward artificial hand with a sense of touch
This undated handout image provided by Case Western Reserve University shows Igor Spetic of Madison, Ohio, holding a tomato he picked it up without losing a drop of juice. Scientists are moving closer to an artificial hand that can feel: Implanted electrodes allowed some amputees to tell by touch how gently to grasp, letting them pluck fruit without crushing it. (AP Photo/Russell Lee, Case Western Reserve University) | Russell Lee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are moving closer to an artificial hand that can feel: In an experiment, implanted electrodes allowed some amputees to tell by touch how gently to grasp, letting them pluck fruit without crushing it.

Two amputees tell researchers at Case Western Reserve University that wiring some of their remaining nerves to a robotic arm feels more like grasping objects with their own hand than with a tool.

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