Terminator-like limb for UK man

A UK man has been fitted with a ‘terminator-like’ carbon fibre mechanical hand which he can control with movements in his upper arm.

A UK man has been fitted with a ‘terminator-like’ carbon fibre mechanical hand which he can control with movements in his upper arm.

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Nigel Ackland, 53, from Royston, Cambridgeshire lost his arm in an accident six years ago and has now been given a new lease of life by a hi-tech bionic hand which is so precise that he can type again.

The new Bebionic 3 Myoelectric hand, which is also made from aluminium and alloy knuckles, moves like a real human limb by responding to Ackland’s muscle twitches, the Telegraph reported.

The muscle twitches in his upper arm are detected by sensors that trigger one of 14 pre-programmed grips, mirroring human movements.