Comment on “Bionic Girl” Debuts New Wireless Hands That Even Work When Detached From the Main Prosthetic
Strider@thelemmy.club 15 hours agoI wonder if they’re banking on wireless chips lasting longer than physical ports. Though making them wireless also means batteries and charging ports, two parts notorious for failing.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 15 hours ago
You could always do both and fall back on external power when the battery dies. Thats how laptops often do it.
Strider@thelemmy.club 15 hours ago
Until the pillow starts to get spicy…
pennomi@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
One of the things that they keep saying is that this is the lightest bionic available, so it’s possible that physical ports are simply too heavy.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Batteries weigh more than ports though.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
The hands have 360 rotation. It’s not impossible to make a reliable continuous rotation connector, but they aren’t as reliable and durable as you’d want in a daily use device.
Makes sense to save development costs on a funky connector. It also makes upgrades simpler later on since it’s a simpler connection.