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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Rachelle Abbott

SHOCKING: Tech science daily the third thumb you can control with your brain - What They Never Told You

As the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition continues this week, we’ve spoken to a designer showcasing her design of a third thumb.

Dani Clode’s ‘The Third Thumb’ attaches to your hand and is controlled by your toe using signals from the brain. However, they’re still looking into how the brain copes with an extra body part.

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