From Humanoid Robots to Exoskeletons, These Are the Best Superhuman Gadgets

When Mat Jury crashed his mountain bike and broke both of his arms, the engineer quickly learned what sorts of everyday challenges amputees typically face. What he then started as a garage project has now grown into a company called Taska which makes the CX, a prosthetic hand it claims is the most advanced on the market. Robustly built and easy to use, the multi-articulating myoelectric CX evolves the brand’s existing design into something smaller, lighter, and more anatomically correct. Capable of numerous hold styles, the CX can even pick up objects from a flat surface with no assistance from the opposing side. Capacitive touch fingers let the user interact with touchscreens, and waterproofing lets them not worry about getting wet. Finally, rather than relying on a prosthetist to make adjustments, a companion app lets users pick grips and what triggers them, allowing them to adjust on the fly with biofeedback data displayed on their phone. Each hand can be further personalized with d ... Read full article.