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Prosthetic provides sense of touch to man who lost hand

Electrodes let him feel the difference between baseball and mandarin orange

REACH OUT AND TOUCH ME  A hand prosthesis allowed its wearer to once again feel the stiffness and shape of objects. 

LifeHand 2/Patrizia Tocci

By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

A new prosthetic hand allows its wearer to feel a firm orange, a fluffy cotton ball and a hard piece of wood.