Inveterate video game fan James Young, who lost his arm and leg several years ago after getting hit by a train, received a proposal from Konami to test a prosthetic arm, whose appearance was inspired by the image of the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid V. the prosthesis costs about $ 100,000, it has a built-in light, a USB connector and even a quadcopter.
When James first put his hand on, he was somewhat disappointed: he couldn’t manage the prosthesis. The owner says that despite the fact that the hand looks very cool, while it does not work. Oliveira continues to work and corrects her arm, but at the moment the prosthesis is disappointing, her fingers, however, are already bending slightly.
The film, shot by the BBC, talks about the difficult path that James had to go. Work on the hand continues, it is still necessary to finalize it, but she and her new owner have already attracted attention, so James attended the American Body Hacking event, where he met other people who have similar problems, and also made new friends.
Work on the hand continues and, apparently, on the film, too. I would like to see a sequel and a positive ending. Surely the developer of the prosthesis, the company Open Bionics, will be able to improve and modify his invention, after which he will definitely show it in action.
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