Edinburgh Electric Hand

The Edinburgh Electric Hand originated from the clinical and prosthetic design experience of David Gow of Touch EMAS Ltd.

The concept proposed was an electric hand possessing multi-articulated digits and a powered thumb that could be positioned laterally and into opposition with the fingers. Crucially, the mechanisms within the hand needed to fit within a silicone glove that was modeled from a real hand.

Elumotion Ltd. used a technique of sectioning a resin replica of a real hand to generate a computer model into which the virtual components of the hand were fitted. A working prototype was then manufactured ‘in-house’ which can be seen being tested for grip strength within its silicone glove.