Author: Vinod Rawat

BeBionic 3: Watch a highly advanced bionic hand in action

The level of precision in the BeBionic 3 prosthetic hand makes egg cracking a cinch. (Credit: Screenshot by Christopher MacManus/CNET) Several months ago, my colleague Tim Hornyak wrote about the BeBionic 3 myoelectric prosthetic hand, a landmark prosthesis that enables a spectacular range of Terminator-like precise gripping and hand maneuverability. A video making the rounds this week stars 53-year-old Nigel Ackland — a wearer of the device — who shows us that we’ve come extraordinarily far in prosthetic research, perhaps shockingly so if you don’t keep up with the subject

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