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Robotic Arm Inspired By Elephant Trunk

Posted November 30, 2010 9:07 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

The British company Festo was inspired by the elephant trunk to develop a bionic arm. Called the Bionic Handling Assistant, the free-moving "third hand system," as Festo calls it, has plenty of uses in situtations that require support from machines. That can include medical technology, rehabilitation and as an aid for the handicapped, as well as in agriculture, private homes and educational institutes.

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12/01/2010 8:57 AM

Elephant trunk, or maybe ...

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12/01/2010 5:23 PM

911, what is your emergency?

"My arms gone haywire, and is trying to shove peanuts up my bum!"

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12/01/2010 11:11 PM

OMG too funny!

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