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Metal Gear Solid Bionic Arm Has Come to Life
Open Bionics and Konami have helped create a bionic arm based on Venom Snake’s arm from Metal Gear Solid V for a UK-based gamer named Daniel Melville who was born […]
Open Bionics and Konami have helped create a bionic arm based on Venom Snake’s arm from Metal Gear Solid V for a UK-based gamer named Daniel Melville who was born without a hand.
As reported by CNET, Open Bionics is a Bristol, England-based company that uses 3D printing technology to make bionic arms for amputees, and they are also built to cost less than traditional prosthetics. This Venom Snake bionic arm is meant for below-elbow amputees and clips on to Open Bionics’ Hero Arm, a multi-grip bionic arm.
“This is unbelievable. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted from a bionic arm,” Melville said. “I’m an avid gamer and love Metal Gear Solid so much, and to actually have Snake’s arm in real life is just insane.”
The Metal Gear Solid “Venom Snake” covers for the Hero Arm is available for others around the world, and are meant for those 8 years old and above. It starts at £599.00 and is only one of the many different options available.
Open Bionics and Disney have previously teamed up to create a line of bionic arms for children that included one based off Iron Man with a vibrating repulsor, Elsa’s sparkling blue glove, and a Star Wars-themed arm that lights up with different colors.
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Disney even granted Open Bionics royalty-free licensing for its properties, and that has been a huge help in keeping the prosthetics below others that can cost upward of about £13,000.
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