What would you do with an extra thumb?
The Verge - 06-Jul-2018A Bluetooth robotic third thumb may be useful as a body extension
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Product Designer at Dani Clode Design and Research Assistant at the Plasticity Lab
Dani Clode is a product designer from New Zealand and a recent MA graduate from the Royal College of Art in London. Her award-winning work, The Third Thumb Project explores human augmentation and prosthetic extension. Dani is currently developing the project further with neuroscientists from the Plasticity Lab in the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, exploring the brain’s ability to adapt to additional digits. She also collaborates with The Alternative Limb Project, designing sculptural prosthetic arms that have been exhibited worldwide. Dani is working to challenge the perception and boundaries of prosthetic design, incorporating new materials and design processes to extend the human form.
Visit website: https://www.daniclodedesign.com/about
See also: University of Cambridge - Collegiate research university in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Details last updated 29-Jan-2020
A Bluetooth robotic third thumb may be useful as a body extension