6 Arms, 3 Thumbs: Exploring the Future of Robotic Limbs 🤖

WIRED Editor Amit Katwala traveled far and wide for a hands-on look at the future of robotic artificial limbs. Watch as he puts a wearable set of arms inspired by traditional Japanese puppetry through the paces with Dr. Masahiko Inami at the University of Tokyo. Can Amit intuitively manipulate his newly added arms to pick up objects or write with a marker? Then, we visit with Dani Clode and Tamar Makin at the University of Cambridge to get a grip on the technology behind a 3D-printed sixth digit designed to give you two working thumbs on one hand. Will these robotic augmentations be the path to superhuman performance?<br /><br />Dani Clode Design / www.daniclodedesign.com / instagram: @dani_clode<br />The Plasticity Lab / www.plasticity-lab.com / @plasticity-lab.bsky.social<br />MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, part of Cambridge University: Instagram:@mrccbu / @cambridgeuniversity<br /><br /><br />Director: Anna O'Donohue<br />Director of Photography: Thomas Beswick; Giles Cahalane<br />Editor: Matthew Colby; Anna O'Donohue<br />Host: Amit Katwala<br />Expert: Dani Clode; Masahiko Inami; Tamar Makin<br />Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi<br />Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas<br />Production Manager: Alexandra Dawson Herren<br />Production Coordinator: Ericka Gourgues-Lutran<br />Assistant Camera: Tokiomi (Toki) Tsuta<br />Sound Mixer: Skirmantas (Spider) Ivanauskas; Michael Panayiotis<br />Production Assistant: Grace O'Connor<br />Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin<br />Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim<br />Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo<br />Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds