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Robot Hand for Bomb Disposal Lets Its Fingers Fall Off

Posted August 17, 2012 3:41 PM

From New Scientist - Online news:

A robotic hand with detachable fingers is both inexpensive and dexterous

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europium Guru Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2189 Good Answers: 84	#1 Re: Robot Hand for Bomb Disposal Lets Its Fingers Fall Off 08/18/2012 6:09 PM
	So it literally 'gives the finger' to its would-be nemesis? More than one, even.
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tcmtech Guru Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South of Minot North Dakota Posts: 8376 Good Answers: 775	#2 Re: Robot Hand for Bomb Disposal Lets Its Fingers Fall Off 08/20/2012 12:39 AM
	Good Lord now even the Leper colonies bomb squads are getting replaced by robots. Is no job immune to robotic replacement?
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