Disney, Open Bionics team up for superhero-themed bionic handsOctober 10, 2015 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A brand new line of Disney-themed bionic hands aim to help young amputees feel like superheroes, Digital Spy reports. Disney is partnering with Open Bionics to create a range of medically-approved prosthetic devices decorated with imagery from Marvel, Star Wars and Frozen. Youngsters who love the Marvel Universe can get a prosthetic designed to look just like Tony Stark's Iron Man glove, while lightsaber patterns and snowflakes adorn two other devices. Each Jedi bionic hand is created in coordination with Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB, right down to the intricate design work and LED lights. Open Bionics hopes to release the fully-functional product at low cost, so that children around the world can have easy access. More themes are expected in the months and years ahead. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |