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Segway Creator's Advanced Prosthetic Arm Arrives in Late 2016 Mobius Bionics will be the first to offer Segway creator Dean Kamen's Luke arm.

By Jon Fingas

This story originally appeared on Engadget

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Segway creator Dean Kamen's Luke prosthetic arm has been a long time in coming -- the FDA approved it two years ago. At last, however, it's nearly here. Mobius Bionics has revealed that it will offer the Luke arm sometime in late 2016.

It's not clear what it will take to get one (you can register your interest today), but the features remain the same. The bionic wearable is all about offering the life-like dexterity that hasn't really been an option until now: you can hold a glass over your head without spilling it, for example, and the hand's mix of four motors and grip sensors can help you grab both very delicate and very heavy items. The odds are that getting one won't be trivial, but it might well be justified if it grants some extra freedom.

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Jon Fingas is an associate editor at Engadget.

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