6 Arms, 3 Thumbs: I Tested The Future of Robotic Limbs | Superhuman | WIRED

WIRED Editor Amit Katwala traveled far and wide for a hands-on look at the future of robotic artificial limbs. Watch as he puts a wearable set of arms inspired by traditional Japanese puppetry through the paces with Dr. Masahiko Inami University at the of Tokyo. Can Amit intuitively manipulate his newly added arms to pick up objects or write with a marker? Then, we visit with Dani Clode and Tamar Makin at the University of Cambridge to get a grip on the technology behind a 3D-printed sixth digit designed to give you two working thumbs one one hand. Will these robotic augmentations be the path to superhuman performance?



Director: Anna O'Donohue

Director of Photography: Thomas Beswick; Giles Cahalane

Editor: Matthew Colby; Anna O'Donohue

Host: Amit Katwala

Expert: Dani Clode; Masahiko Inami; Tamar Makin

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas

Production Manager: Alexandra Dawson Herren

Production Coordinator: Ericka Gourgues-Lutran

Assistant Camera: Tokiomi (Toki) Tsuta

Sound Mixer: Skirmantas (Spider) Ivanauskas; Michael Panayiotis

Production Assistant: Grace O'Connor

Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin

Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim

Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo

Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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