Researchers in London are working on a prosthetic hand that can give sensory feedback and therefore allow the wearer to actually "feel" objects.
The CNN article about this device can be found here: www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/artificial.hand.feel/index.html
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Friday, November 20, 2009
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