Robotic hands replace human digits
(10 Sep 2013) SOUTH AFRICA ROBOHANDS SOURCE: AP TELEVISION RESTRICTIONS: TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 5.06 AP Television Kanini informal settlement, Roberston, Western Cape - 28 August 2013 1. Various of Flippie Engelbrecht walking through settlement wearing Robohands accompanied by his father 2. Close-up of Engelbrecht's arm with the Robohand attached 3. Mid of neighbour watching Engelbrecht walk past 4. Various of Engelbrecht showing Robohands 5. SOUNDBITE: (Afrikaans) Flippie Engelbrecht, burns victim and user of Robohands: "I can hold my coffee and able to drink my coffee. I can hold my bread and food and I'm able to eat it." 6. Various of Engelbrecht's father helping his son take off Robohands 7. SOUNDBITE: (Afrikaans) Flippie Engelbrecht, burns victim and user of Robohands: "I feel very happy with these hands. I can help myself but I cannot fetch water with them." 8. Mid of Engelbrecht holding up his Robohands and snapping them closed 9. Mid of Engelbrecht standing next to his mother 10. Pan across the Kanini informal settlement 11. Wide of homes Western Cape Legislature, Cape Town - 16 August 2013 12. Close-up of Engelbrecht at official presentation of Robohands, tilt up and pull out to show Robohand inventor Richard Van As adjusting equipment 13. Wide of Van As fitting Engelbrecht with equipment 14. Close-up of Van As 15. Tilt up of Engelbrecht wearing new Robohands 16. Low shot of various adaptors for Robohands on table Johannesburg - 20 August 2013 17. Mid of Van As in workshop 18. Close-up of Van As looking at equipment 19. Close-up of prototype of Robohand in Van As' workshop 20. Various of items and components in workshop 21. Close-up of red Robohand components 22. Mid of items in workshop 23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Van As, Inventor of Robohands: "I was trying to, my goal was to replace this joint that was cut off, because that gives you the trigger action. I can do quite a few things without my fingers, but if I had left that digit on, I would have probably continued with what I normally do and I wouldn't have looked for anything else, but I was missing that part, and that part, which I eventually got it right." 24. Close-up of Robohand component 25. Close-up of STILL of Robohand equipment fitted to hand 26. Close-up of STILL of small child fitted with Robohand 27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Van As, Inventor of Robohands: "And I must say that I was fortunate that I didn't cut the whole hand off. It's a bargain. Considering, if I had cut my whole hand off, I would have really been in trouble." Johannesburg - 23 August 2013 28. Wide of Dylan Laas, throwing and catching a tennis ball whilst fitted with a Robohand 29. Mid of Laas with family dogs 30. Mid of Laas seated with mother 31. Close-up of Laas' robohand 32. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dylan Laas, Robohand user: "It feels a bit weird sometimes, because you are used to something else and all of a sudden you have to try and get used to something new. So, it's kind of a weird feeling. And then after you get the hang of it, it starts to get better and better." 33. Close-up of Laas holding tennis ball with Robohand 34. Tilt up of Laas throwing tennis ball in front of dogs LEADIN: Medical technology is not normally available to those who live in poor, informal settlements in South Africa's Western Cape. But when a young boy from Kanini, near Roberston, lost both his hands to burns, help came by way of a home-grown innovation. STORYLINE: He was 15 at the time. Richard Van As, a South African carpenter turned inventor, heard about Engelbrecht's situation and decided to help. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
