Real-life Iron Man tech: Check out these amazing robot-like prosthetic body parts
By Victoria Woollaston (image credit: Georgia Tech)
LUKE arm
Made by Mobius Bionics, the LUKE is the only commercially available prosthetic to have a powered shoulder so users can lift the arm above their head. (image credit: media.defense.gov)
Open Bionics’ Hero Arm
This was the world's first medically certified, 3D-printed robotic prosthetic designed for kids with custom designs available. (image credit: Open Bionics)
Modular prosthetic limb
This one is a bionic arm fitted with more than 100 sensors designed to give it human-like strength, dexterity and range of motion too. (image credit: Johns Hopkins University)
Piano-playing prosthetic
A musician who lost his arm after he was electrocuted in 2012 can play the piano again thanks to a bionic hand-built arm from Georgia Institute of Technology. (image credit: Georgia Tech)
Argus II Prosthesis
This is a bionic eye paired with a camera fitted to glasses worn by the user. The images captured by the camera are then recreated by the prostethic. (image credit: nsf.gov/news)
BiOM emPOWER Ankle
This is a prosthetic designed to replace an amputee’s ankle and foot and help with walking stability. (image credit: BiOM)
Bebionic
This is a prosthetic that's so dextrous, it can even tie shoelaces and automatically changes the level of grip in case something needs a more delicate touch. (image credit: Bebionic)
Shadow Hand
This one is said to be capable of solving a Rubik's Cube, thanks to its incredible dexterity. It's also said to be one of the most advanced robotic hands in the world. (image credit: Shadow Robot)
Tattoo prosthetic
French artist JL Gonzal recently built an arm capable of helping tattoo artist to continue his career after he lost his lower limb in an accident. (image credit: JL Gonzal)
Ossur Cheetah Knee
This is a sports prosthetic with a three-phase hydraulic swing designed specifically for rapid flexion and extension when running and sprinting. (image credit: Ossur)
Linx leg system
The Linx leg system is so advanced it won the Royal Academy of Engineering's MacRobert Award – an annual prize for innovation in engineering. (image credit: Blatchford)
Aum Voice Prosthesis
This one is a prosthetic voice box this is designed to help restore the voices of throat cancer patients. (image credit: Innaumation Medical Devices)