Metalimbs

Every year, Siggraph showcases a bunch of cutting edge computer graphics, hardware and forward thinkers. There's always something interesting that comes of it if you're paying attention. This year, I've stumbled on the MetaLimbs project -a "Multiple Arms Interaction Metamorphism." The gist of it is that you can attach two robotic arms to your back and control them with your feet. The demo video is pretty entertaining, if only for the Doctor Octopus vibes it puts out.

The jury is still out on if this is actually practical or not. There's certainly an angle of usage that could benefit those that have control of their feet but not their arms. There's even an angle of just having a benefit of more arms, why not?! Regardless, it's worth a peek.

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