Reconstructing the First "Iron Hand" of Knight Götz von Berlichingen and Its Derived Modern Developments: Back to the Future
- "Ad fontes!"
Francesco Petrarca (1301–1374)
In the beginning, there was an idea: the reconstruction of the first "Iron Hand" of the Franconian imperial knight Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562). We found that with this historical prosthesis, simple actions for daily use, such as holding a wine glass, a mobile phone, a bicycle handlebar grip, a horse’s reins, or some grapes, are possible without"Ad fontes!"
Francesco Petrarca (1301–1374)
In the beginning, there was an idea: the reconstruction of the first "Iron Hand" of the Franconian imperial knight Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562). We found that with this historical prosthesis, simple actions for daily use, such as holding a wine glass, a mobile phone, a bicycle handlebar grip, a horse’s reins, or some grapes, are possible without effort. Controlling this passive artificial hand, however, is based on the help of a healthy second hand.…
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| Document Type: | Article (reviewed) |
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| Zitierlink: | https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/8648 | Bibliografische Angaben |
| Title (English): | Reconstructing the First "Iron Hand" of Knight Götz von Berlichingen and Its Derived Modern Developments: Back to the Future |
| Author: | Andreas OtteStaff MemberORCiDGND, Simon HazubskiStaff MemberORCiDGND |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Place of publication: | Basel |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| First Page: | 274 |
| Last Page: | 276 |
| Parent Title (English): | Prosthesis |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 2673-1592 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis6020021 |
| URN: | https://urn:nbn:de:bsz:ofb1-opus4-86484 |
| Language: | English | Inhaltliche Informationen |
| Institutes: | Fakultät Elektrotechnik, Medizintechnik und Informatik (EMI) (ab 04/2019) |
| Forschung / POIM - Peter Osypka Institute of Medical Engineering | |
| Institutes: | Bibliografie |
| DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Tag: | Götz von Berlichingen; zweite "Eiserne Hand" 3D-CAD; CNC; FEM; Iron Hand; hand prosthesis; neuroprosthetics; replica | Formale Angaben |
| Relevance: | Wiss. Zeitschriftenartikel reviewed: Listung in Master Journal List |
| Open Access: | Open Access |
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| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |