A look at Esper’s mechanical hand; A product to help the disabled (Gitex 2024)

Ukrainian company Esper Bionics unveiled a new mechanical hand called Esper Hand during the GTEX 2024 event. A product that will be available to users in different colors and with unique performance. But the charm of this mechanical hand is not only limited to its color variety; Rather, the main purpose of this product is to help disabled people with physical disabilities.

One of the special features of the Esper Hand mechanical hand is that you don’t need surgery to use it. This mechanical hand is equipped with sensors that can detect the movements of the user’s hand and act accordingly. This allows users to use this mechanical hand easily and without any hassle.

Esper’s mechanical hand uses artificial intelligence and has various capabilities. By default, it connects to the hand with two sensors and receives movement commands. According to their needs, users can buy more expensive models of this mechanical hand with more sensors to perform more functions for them. The price of this product starts from 60 thousand dollars, which will be added to the number of sensors and its capabilities as the price increases.

Smart features and capabilities of Esper Hand mechanical hand

Using the architecture of data collection and predicting the user’s behavior, this smart mechanical hand allows him to control the mechanical hand up to three times faster than other prosthetics. Advanced detection of muscle activity also helps the tool to more accurately identify and respond to user movements.

Focused on developing human augmentation technologies, Esper Bionics has introduced the Esper Hand as its first product for this purpose. This product is actually a big step forward in the field of medical technologies and helping people with physical disabilities, which can help them return to a normal and independent life. What do you think of Esper’s mechanical hand?

Source: AI for Good