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A British company has developed a robotic hand that it says can be updated to perform new actions required by the user1.

The device2, also known as a bionic hand, is designed to work like a human hand. It uses electrical signals from muscles in the upper arm to power motors built into the device.

Bionic hands can help users3 pick up and hold onto things. Many are designed only to do specific tasks. Others can be programmed to perform additional4 actions.

The British company, Covvi, developed the robotic hand called Nexus5. It says the device can be updated through a computer application program, or app, remotely from anywhere in the world.

Simon Pollard started Covvi five years ago. He told Reuters news agency6 the company is now providing users with the ability to request new actions to be added to the Nexus device.

Nexus uses the wireless7 technology Bluetooth to permit the company's specialists to update the bionic hand for users.

"The fact we can change some of the things that the customer wants remotely is a really powerful thing and a first to market," Pollard said.

He added that some other companies have created products that can also be app-controlled. But Covvi's robotic hand is different because the updates can be sent to an individual device.

One Nexus user is Australian swimmer Jessica Smith. The 2004 Athens Paralympian was born without a left hand. When she was a child, her parents were advised to get her a robotic hand to help with development. But the device caused her to tip over a container of boiling liquid when she was very young. The accident led to serious burns that affected8 15 percent of her body.

Smith told Reuters the accident was "the most traumatic event in my life."

But she heard about the Nexus device and decided9 to give it a try. Knowing it would be an emotional10 experience, Smith was fitted with the device in April at the age of 37. "I think that I was ready to try something like this," she said.

Smith, who is a speaker and children's book writer, said the device was already creating new movements for her. "I've had a few kids ask if I can do different hand gestures, some polite, some not so polite," she said.

Smith said that if she requests an update for the hand in the morning, the process is completed just a few hours later.

She added that the tech was not just changing her life, it was also changing the lives of her three children. "They think it's amazing and I'm like a half-human-half robot."

Smith added, "I'm not trying to hide who I am. I'm adding and expanding on who I am by being able to access technology that's never been available before."

Words in This Story

update – v. add new information

task – n. a piece of work

remote – adj. far away

customer – n. a person that buys goods or services

traumatic – adj. shocking11 and upsetting

gesture – n. a movement made with a person's hand, arm, head, etc.

polite – adj. behaving in a nice way

access – v. to find or see information


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1 user vjVwX     
n.用户,使用者
参考例句:
  • The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
  • The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。
2 device Bv8x6     
n.器械,装置;计划,策略,诡计
参考例句:
  • The device will be in production by the end of the year.该装置将于年底投入生产。
  • The device will save much time and effort for us.这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。
3 users 9bc65c2abec141778ffaa729489f3e87     
用户,使用者( user的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
  • Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
4 additional rJTyM     
adj.添加的,额外的,另外的
参考例句:
  • It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
  • I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。
5 nexus vvHyq     
n.联系;关系
参考例句:
  • Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。
  • Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面,消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。
6 agency iKcy0     
n.经办;代理;代理处
参考例句:
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
7 wireless Rfwww     
adj.无线的;n.无线电
参考例句:
  • There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
  • Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。
8 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
9 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
10 emotional 3pDxl     
adj.令人动情的;易动感情的;感情(上)的
参考例句:
  • Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
  • This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。
11 shocking Vitzd5     
adj.令人气愤的;令人震惊的
参考例句:
  • His attitude was shocking to her.他的态度令她感到震惊。
  • Such behaviour is really shocking.这种行为真不像话。

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