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Image shows a six-armed wearable device designed by researchers at the University of Tokyo.

Video. Watch: Japanese scientists develop wearable robot with 6 bionic arms

Updated: 01/07/2023 - 11:35 GMT+2

Masahiko Inami and his team at the University of Tokyo have created a wearable - and exchangeable - multi-armed device to explore the social interaction between multiple users of the robotic limbs. The bot has six sockets that can hold fingers, arms or a claw.

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