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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. Its battery recharges in an hour, the company says. The Ability Hand is also water-resistant, Akhtar says. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.".

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