photoxelsImagine being able to hold a knife and fork with artificial bionic fingers, or to tie shoe laces. ProDigits, a product developed by Touch Bionics Inc., features myoelectric sensors inside the elbow-high prosthesis that pick up nerve signals from contracting arm muscles. This sets the motorized digits in motion – just like natural fingers. The Scotland-based company estimates there are about 1.2 million people worldwide who might be candidates for the bionic fingers. The cost depends on the number of missing fingers, but a prosthetic is estimated to run between CAD $60,000 and CAD $75,000.
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