Feb 10 2009'Immaculate' Prosthetic Aims To Make Fake Limbs More Attractive, They Totally Succeed
The currently conceptual 'Immaculate' prosthetic was designed by Hans Alexander Huseklepp and looks like a robot's arm. Am I running? No, but I am typing this standing up.
The concept "immaculate" from Hans Alexander Huseklepp explores the idea of turning a handicap into a high-performance, cybernetic fashion statement. The neurological prosthetic is clad in technology-packed corian plates with dome-joints that offer a larger degree of freedom than that motherly-issued arm of yours.
Hey, anything that makes a prosthetic more efficient and those wearing them feel better is alright in my book. I just wish they came with a wood veneer option. What can I say -- I'm a pirate at heart. A really classy one who wears a monocle over his eyepatch. YAAAR, anyone for tea?
Hit the jump for one more picture sans model.
Immaculate prosthetic limb concept makes combines fun again [engadget]
Thanks to Julian, who is welcome to join me on my next high seas adventure. Heads up though, Julian -- no women on the boat. Just saying, I am the captain.
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Reader Comments
1. OJ's Mom - February 10, 2009 10:15 AM
If that thing had a lube dispenser on it I would give it two thumbs up. Well, maybe one thumb....
2. OJ's Mom - February 10, 2009 10:16 AM
OH - And build a Wii-mote in to it too! And bluetooth, GPS and a speaker for my i-Pod. Sweet!
3. Dan - February 10, 2009 10:21 AM
All it needs is a chainsaw attachment and it'd pe perfect :D
4. you know who 2 - February 10, 2009 10:21 AM
Two words bionic blowjob i bet there are like attachments where she can cup your balls and with the same hand finger your ass hole
5. Joaquin Feliciano - February 10, 2009 10:21 AM
THIRD!!!
6. Joaquin Feliciano - February 10, 2009 10:23 AM
DARN, i took to long to type 'THIRD'. lol. Well, TOP 5
7. Leonidas - February 10, 2009 10:24 AM
Is the technology in that there arm advanced enough to lift up that frock? Just wondering.
8. OJ's Mom - February 10, 2009 10:25 AM
@7 - Good point. Show those t-i-t-t-i-e-s please!
9. LSDiesel - February 10, 2009 10:30 AM
As long as it has kung-fu grip...
10. soundwave superior - February 10, 2009 10:34 AM
Finally, my robotic limb fetish has been realized!
11. Mr. Man - February 10, 2009 10:45 AM
@ 9
You talkin' that G.I. Joe Kung-Fu grip that makes you go drip drip drip?
12. ginormagantuan - February 10, 2009 10:46 AM
this is some terminator shit! didn't we learn anything form them movies! they will take over!
13. ahha - February 10, 2009 11:02 AM
If we are making prosthetics sexy, why not make them sexable? There is plenty of room on there to add a boob and a vagina. Just imagine the possibilities. And, Ladies, what a wonderful alternative to that date that just doesn't want to take no for an answer. You wouldn't even have to stay in the room.
14. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH_Q - February 10, 2009 11:15 AM
I have no issue communicating without the use of profanity. Quite frankly, the english language offers much more colorful adjectives. The point being made is simply that in this country, where this blog is hosted, we have freedom of speech. The same freedom of speech that would protect this blogger (GW) in court. I find it rather disingenuous of him to post NSFW content and genitalia jokes, then censor our comments about them.
@4 - A girl could do that now... If she can't, she's being lazy or doesn't want to tell you she thinks you're gay for wanting a finger in your butt.
This is interesting... and I'm not sure I like it though.
15. naas - February 10, 2009 11:20 AM
HAWT - I'd hit it, definitely
16. mama - February 10, 2009 11:21 AM
this looks actually pretty cool
17. Daisy - February 10, 2009 11:54 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max wouldn't share his tater tots bith a kid in his class. The kid punched the pocket where he was holding them and smooshed them all up.
18. Pew³ - February 10, 2009 11:54 AM
Human beings have dreams. Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you are just a machine. An imitation of life. Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a... canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?
19. Tricky Ricky - February 10, 2009 12:06 PM
Only an Arm? where's the hot chic without legs? oh, c'mon like you haven't thought of how interesting it'd be doing it with a chic with no legs...
20. catch22 - February 10, 2009 12:17 PM
its only a matter of time before teenagers are hacking off limbs just to get one... tattooes, carving, and branding are soooo last week
21. 42 y/o undead warlock - February 10, 2009 12:28 PM
@13 And who cleans it after?
Can you imagine going to Oscar Goldman asking for a budget increase for man-Goo removal?
22. CoinOperatedBoi - February 10, 2009 12:35 PM
Yeah this is pretty hawt. I dig it. Just think...in a few years we'll have real Seven of Nine's....she can assimilate me any day.
23. Milkman - February 10, 2009 12:58 PM
This is totally GW's dream........ instead of the robots coming, it'd be him! Oh snap!
24. jaime - February 10, 2009 1:05 PM
i can already see the product's tagline:
"if you ever wondered what your own hand turning against you and choking you to death looks like, IMMACULATE is the answer!"
25. Kup - February 10, 2009 1:26 PM
I assume its rated as JPM (jerks per minute) instead of RPM>
26. Panther - February 10, 2009 1:56 PM
@ 18
Look, I understand you have experienced a loss, but this relationship just can't work. I mean, you're a cat. I'm black. I'm not going to be hurt again.
27. TaterTotTwat - February 10, 2009 2:07 PM
Awww I lurve Daisy.
28. Watch - February 10, 2009 2:26 PM
man and machine have fused
29. J-rock - February 10, 2009 3:59 PM
now when i can have a fully functioning robot arm (functioning enough to type with) im going to have my arm ripped off...
dont worry ill be an ambassador for the humans...
30. Tom - February 10, 2009 5:32 PM
The perv in me has many dirty thoughts on what this lady and her sleek arm can do to me.
The paranoid in me is worried on exactly what this lady and her steel robotic hand might do to me.
The kid in me is excited to see the advancements in technology.
The adult in me likes the kid in me.
31. marcel - February 10, 2009 6:06 PM
can anyone say "full metal alchemist???
32. Bigguy707 - February 10, 2009 8:16 PM
I LOVE YOU DAISY!
33. formerly SPELLINGNAZI© - February 10, 2009 10:25 PM
Well, found out I'm going to Iraq in April, so if anyone needs to express my wishes for me, I still want The Terminator's arm instead of something like this if I lose it.
34. Al Dracone - February 11, 2009 12:00 AM
Just add two more fingers and tell me it can lift a truck, and I'm sold! Uh, and make it a little more manlier, maybe with a shoulder attachment... and a chest plate... and a flame thrower... or at least a grill....
35. grace - February 11, 2009 3:23 AM
i wonder if some weirdoes who get fanatic over these arms start sawing their arms. it may sound farfetched now, but sometimes the truth is scarier than anything else.
36. Hennessy - May 27, 2009 1:41 AM
@31 - definately.... all we need is it to do alchelmy and I'd be getting the chain saw ready for a new left arm and right leg...wooot.
@17 - so what if it's photoshop-ed? She's still sexy and totally doable.....All we need is to get rid of them legs and put on some extra flexable ones. Can anyone scream heaven?
37. Ajlouny - July 4, 2009 5:16 PM
It looks pretty cool and modern, but why can't they make it look like a regular arm.