Tag: arm

You know, for all this work, it seems more worth it to just put in a few coins. I guess this is an A for effort.

Nigel Ackland and his “Terminator” false arm

Nigel Ackland has a “Terminator” false arm that reacts to his muscle movements and allows him to do tasks that would otherwise be very hard to do one-handed. Stuff like making coffee, tying shoes, using the computer, etc. Here’s a video of it in action.

This is amazing. This is how the Stan Winston School created the special effects for the Sarah Connor ash scene and the T-1000 blade kill scene in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Obviously old video and footage but still very cool to see.

robot-with-chainsaw

designboom has some photos of a robotic arm that is used to carve the solid-piece 7Xstool by tom pawlofsky + tibor weissmahr. [via] And yes, there’s video! chainsaw robot carves the 7Xstool by tom pawlofsky + tibor weissmahr from designboom on Vimeo.

Watch this amazing story of 53 year old Jan Scheuermann who was unfortunately diagnosed with a degenerative spinal condition which left her paralyzed from the neck down. She then got in touch with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who put her in a trial to test a mind-control robot using sensors implanted into the [...]

Wow, that last guy could have been hit by a car. [via]