美女给仿生手臂充电遭遇无人让位

Some people can’t imagine anything worse than their phone running out of juice*, but when “bionic* woman” Angel Giuffria is frantically looking for a wall socket, it’s because she needs to charge her arm.

Giuffria, 28, was born missing her left arm below the elbow, and has worn a prosthetic* arm since she was 4 months old. Since then, she’s upgraded to the latest technology, and currently wears a motorized* prosthetic arm that requires some charging.

While attending a panel at South by Southwest (SXSW*) in Texas, the United States, she ran into a bit of a problem: Her arm was in need of a quick charge, but the socket she wanted to use was commandeered* by someone charging a phone.

Luckily, she later found a plug in a back corner. She took a photo of herself all plugged in and uploaded it to Twitter. Thousands of people liked the tweet.

Giuffria’s hand features some top-of-the-line* technology, including 14 different grip patterns and hand positions, microprocessors* that monitor the position of each finger for better control, and individual motors in each finger that make the hand feel lighter and more comfortable.

The hand can also be wirelessly programmed by technicians thanks to special software, so it can be customized* for each user. It does need to be charged frequently, though — with two hours of charging gives her 20 hours of use. Usually, she charges it at night, according to her Twitter.

As for what the battery power does, she explained: “Surface electrodes* on my resudual* limb inside my socket pick up muscle impulses allowing me to control the hand/wrist device so they need battery power to function.” Giuffria also likes to customize her prosthetic arm with LED lights and other flair, like decorative sleeves. (SD-Agencies)