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A seven-year-old Benjamin Tee watched Luke Skywalker fitted with a new prosthetic hand in Star Wars. Now he’s making electronic skin for limbs just like it.
The Europeans responsible for the "Cyberhand" have, along with it's scifi-esque moniker, given their creation some scifi-esque capabilities that bode well for amputees and Luke Skywalker wannabees ...
It’s named for the robotic arm Luke Skywalker receives in “The Empire Strikes Back.” Luke Skywalker bionic hand could help amputees feel again - Chicago Sun-Times ...
A U.S. research team developing the cutting-edge prosthetic is bringing Luke Skywalker's robotic hand, seen at the conclusion of the film The Empire Strikes Back, closer to real-life use.
British scientists have been awarded £1.4 million to build the world's first Luke Skywalker-style bionic hand. The three-year project aims to connect nerves in the forearm to the prosthetic hand ...
Star Wars has been filling in some gaps from the original trilogy in its current comic book series, but we never thought that Luke Skywalker's severed hand would get a look in. This particular ...
A new Star Wars comics answers your questions about Luke Skywalker's missing hand and it ties into an even greater mystery. The post STAR WARS Answers the Mystery of Luke’s Missing Hand appeared ...
A seven-year-old Benjamin Tee watched Luke Skywalker fitted with a new prosthetic hand in Star Wars. Now he’s making electronic skin for limbs just like it.
Luke Skywalker losing his right hand may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for real-life amputees. Because at the stroke of Darth Vader's lightsaber, "The Empire Strikes Back's" grizzliest ...