Comments on: Terminator Arm Dad!

Terminator Arm Dad!

AElfwine Evenstar — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:53:59 -0800

Terminator Arm Dad. Does what it says on the tin. Single Link Live Leak (SLLL)?

By: blaneyphoto

blaneyphoto — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:58:44 -0800

Very cool. Also, I hope I never need one of those.

By: matt_od

matt_od — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:03:40 -0800

That is both amazing and terrifying.

By: Malor

Malor — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:16:35 -0800

Boy, that sure as hell beats a hook. It's good enough that it looks like you could actually stop thinking about it for many tasks, just using it kind of like a tool on your arm. Not really a hand, but close enough to let you do most things that are hard or impossible to do with only one. Wonder how long the batteries last? And (gulp) how much they cost?

By: wormwood23

wormwood23 — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:18:25 -0800

I like that the guy who's got this arm (and presumably legions of other vets these days) is like a normal-looking, shlubby, balding dude with grey hair. This dude is a lot more humanizing and appealing to me as the face of cyborg technology than Arnold Schwarzenegger.

By: figurant

figurant — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:21:03 -0800

That must be a thoroughly strange sensation (assuming he's not getting any actual sensory feedback from the prosthetic). Presumably it just sort of slots itself into your general sense of proprioception after a while.

By: thewalrus

thewalrus — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:38:15 -0800

Coming soon.

By: thewalrus

thewalrus — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:39:38 -0800

who lost his arm in an accident six years ago Can we get a recording of him saying "I never asked for this..."?

By: grimjeer

grimjeer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:13:51 -0800

Ditto, wormwood23. Of all the things he could have filmed himself performing, he chose to include pouring a beer. Excellent!

By: Malice

Malice — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:15:07 -0800

I don't want to lose my limbs, but if I did, this would make me feel a lot better.

By: Nomyte

Nomyte — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:35:09 -0800

Further searching on YouTube uncovered this masterpiece.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:07:43 -0800

Somebody pour that man a beer! Oh wait, he's got it.

By: Chuffy

Chuffy — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:13:43 -0800

Oh wait, I thought that was an ad for eggs and beer...cool!

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:31:15 -0800

That's really awesome. Loudest, most epic egg-cracking ever, though.

By: ShutterBun

ShutterBun — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:07:14 -0800

By "typing" they of course mean "pointing a finger and pecking away" (though for plenty of people, that's pretty much what typing is anyway) The mouse-clicking was quite impressive.

By: happyroach

happyroach — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:49:35 -0800

OK, so: cyborg arms, megacorporations...we ARE in the brave new Cyberpunk future! Now all it needs is an integral grenade launcher.

By: Artw

Artw — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:06:57 -0800

Flat out awesome.

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:59:31 -0800

I love it. These are the real benchmarks by which we judge our new robotic overlords. Not rocket launchers and world domination, but can they crack an egg and pour a beer just right?

By: smidgen

smidgen — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:22:58 -0800

Do not forget pancake flipping and waffle extraction.

By: kuanes

kuanes — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:53:19 -0800

I assumed this was video of what my dad used to do to us when we acted up/said something untoward in public, but he didn't want to make a scene: the Terminator-like death-grip on the upper arm until we withered in pain.

By: sneebler

sneebler — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:56:27 -0800

That was cool. Here's another guy we should give a gift subsription to Metafilter. I'd be very interested in hearing his thoughts about the arm after a few months. He's got the beer pouring thing down, though.

By: orme

orme — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:11:59 -0800

How cool would it be to build a cell phone into it, so you could talk using the universal sign* for telephone? *Thumb to ear and pinky to mouth, just in case I made up that "universal" bit. Also, I'm secretly hoping the 1/4 phone jack on the forearm is for an Mp3 player.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:12:11 -0800

Wow he picked up an egg! That is remarkable. Also the grip is obviously fairly strong as he was able to brace the bottle to pop the top on that beer. This is wonderful for those unfortunate enough to need a prosthetic.

By: mobunited

mobunited — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:24:26 -0800

I swear that guy's poured me a Yeungling from behind the bar at the Chatsubo.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:21:31 -0800

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By: ztdavis

ztdavis — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:49:49 -0800

I remember reading an article about the interesting ethical decisions we'll need to be making soon with technology like this. Basically: what happens when these get cool enough and capable enough that people with good arms start asking for bionic replacements.

By: AElfwine Evenstar

AElfwine Evenstar — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:08:17 -0800

Ghosts in shells may be closer than we think. It's only a matter of time until someone builds a cyber brain out of carbon nanotubes and entangles it with our own biological neuronal basins.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:09:39 -0800

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By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:08:17 -0800

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