Comment on “Bionic Girl” Debuts New Wireless Hands That Even Work When Detached From the Main Prosthetic
Strider@thelemmy.club 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Until the pillow starts to get spicy…
pennomi@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Batteries weigh more than ports though.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks 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.