[sapphire_tomb]

Huh. I've chatted to Dani several times (we go to the same bar and share a circle of friends). She is hella smart. Sadly she's yet to have had the third thumb with her whenever we've met, but I know a bunch of our mutual friends who've tried it and seemed to get on with it very quickly indeed. Did not expect to find it on the front page of hacker news though!

[bussierem]

Hey there! Would you mind talking to her on my behalf?

I am actually missing a thumb entirely on my right hand and had at one point reached out to both her and the researchers she worked with on it. She never responded and the researchers said she held the rights to it so I would have to talk to her.

I would be EXTREMELY interested in speaking with her about either testing or even purchasing one if I find it is something that could help me!

I have an email in my profile she can reach me by.

[Abishek_Muthian]

Have you checked out Ian Davis? He has been building[1] mechanical prosthetic hand-fingers(4) for a while now, He's currently in the process of upgrading his old design.

He's a gentleman and I think he's responsive to communication regarding replicating his designs.

[1]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1xxFkEiAdCVy6foEEUIvw

[bussierem]

Fantastic, thanks for the link! I will take a look into him as well.