What would you do with a robotic third thumb?
What would you do with a robotic third thumb?
admin 2024/06/04 14:35Testers can already open bottles, crack eggs, and even play guitar.
Take a moment to imagine what unheard sounds famed psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix could have conjured to existence if he had an extra digit to work with. By that same measure, consider how much faster historic painters like Frida Kahlo or Vincent Van Gogh could have amassed their life’s work if they could have simply held their oil and brush in the same hand. Each of those artists were limited by the constraints of their biological anatomy but that might not necessarily be the case for future creators thanks to a new, 3D-printed robotic wearable, aptly called the “The Third Thumb.”
SEE MORE: https://www.popsci.com/technology/robotic-third-thumb/
Take a moment to imagine what unheard sounds famed psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix could have conjured to existence if he had an extra digit to work with. By that same measure, consider how much faster historic painters like Frida Kahlo or Vincent Van Gogh could have amassed their life’s work if they could have simply held their oil and brush in the same hand. Each of those artists were limited by the constraints of their biological anatomy but that might not necessarily be the case for future creators thanks to a new, 3D-printed robotic wearable, aptly called the “The Third Thumb.”
SEE MORE: https://www.popsci.com/technology/robotic-third-thumb/
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