Technology & Humanity: The Luke Hand Organization
From: Presentation Zen - 04/08/2016
By: Garr Reynolds

"The work of Hugh Herr and his bionic legs is such a remarkable story that it
got me thinking about the possibilities. I immediately thought of the bionic
hand Luke Skywalker received at the end of The Empire Strikes back (called a
Mechno-arm I believe). Luke's hand was science fiction, but the technology
that is being developed these days is approaching the level of that pictured
in the world of science fiction. I’ve been researching issues related to
generative design and 3D printing recently so I did a quick search to see if
anyone was doing work in bionics directly inspired by the Luke Skywalker
hand. This is how I found the Luke Hand project and a wonderful presentation
by designer Shalom Ormsby at Autodesk's Pier 9. This is not a flashy
presentation nor a dynamic TED talk. It was never meant to be. This low-key,
authentic talk was given to a small group of peers at Pier 9. But Ormsby's
cause is a great one and this talk deserves to be seen by a large audience. I
hope you'll watch his talk and share it with others. It's fascinating and
inspiring to imagine the possibilities."

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Links:
A most inspiring TED Talk: Dr. Hugh Herr (video 
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2016/03/a-most-inspiring-ted-talk-dr-hugh-herr.html

Luke Hand
http://lukehand.org

The Future of Human Augmentation (video 16:41)
https://youtu.be/PHD2qOY6bfw

The Luke Hand Project with Shalom Ormsby (video 16:36)
https://vimeo.com/160162967