Is That My Real Hand? | Breakthrough

there’s a lot of interest in robotics

there’s a lot of interest in robotics community how can we extend the human

community how can we extend the human

community how can we extend the human body not only with advanced prosthetic

body not only with advanced prosthetic

body not only with advanced prosthetic limbs for for amputees but maybe for

limbs for for amputees but maybe for

limbs for for amputees but maybe for exoskeletons and then of course the

exoskeletons and then of course the

exoskeletons and then of course the question is at what point do these

question is at what point do these

question is at what point do these external devices become part of your own

external devices become part of your own

external devices become part of your own body representation from point do start

body representation from point do start

body representation from point do start to feed that this is really me sitting

to feed that this is really me sitting

to feed that this is really me sitting in the lab with Henrik and andreas one

in the lab with Henrik and andreas one

in the lab with Henrik and andreas one of Hendrix postdocs I’m about to be put

of Hendrix postdocs I’m about to be put

of Hendrix postdocs I’m about to be put through the rubber hand experiment and

through the rubber hand experiment and

through the rubber hand experiment and then put your arm here onto the table

then put your arm here onto the table

then put your arm here onto the table and inside this little box here come

and inside this little box here come

and inside this little box here come here right side in so what I would do

here right side in so what I would do

here right side in so what I would do now I will touch your index finger with

now I will touch your index finger with

now I will touch your index finger with the brush here and please look to the to

the brush here and please look to the to

the brush here and please look to the to the next finger of the hand here okay

the next finger of the hand here okay

the next finger of the hand here okay with my hand hidden from view andreas

with my hand hidden from view andreas

with my hand hidden from view andreas starts to stroke my index finger and the

starts to stroke my index finger and the

starts to stroke my index finger and the index finger of the rubber hand in

index finger of the rubber hand in

index finger of the rubber hand in almost perfect synchrony

what do you experience I think it is

what do you experience I think it is genuinely beginning to become hard to

genuinely beginning to become hard to

genuinely beginning to become hard to tell whether yeah I mean it’s beginning

tell whether yeah I mean it’s beginning

tell whether yeah I mean it’s beginning to feel like yeah yeah I’m buying it

to feel like yeah yeah I’m buying it

to feel like yeah yeah I’m buying it that you’re rapping that you’re swiping

that you’re rapping that you’re swiping

that you’re rapping that you’re swiping that hand part of my brain is telling me

that hand part of my brain is telling me

that hand part of my brain is telling me that it’s not possible that that’s

that it’s not possible that that’s

that it’s not possible that that’s happening you know and then when you’re

happening you know and then when you’re

happening you know and then when you’re not touching it I go now not happening

not touching it I go now not happening

not touching it I go now not happening then you touch it I’m like yeah I’m

then you touch it I’m like yeah I’m

then you touch it I’m like yeah I’m feeling it there

feeling it there

feeling it there it’s totally now just it doesn’t even

it’s totally now just it doesn’t even

it’s totally now just it doesn’t even there’s no question that that’s my hand

there’s no question that that’s my hand

there’s no question that that’s my hand that that’s what you’re touching alright

that that’s what you’re touching alright

that that’s what you’re touching alright that that’s the first experiment that’s

that that’s the first experiment that’s

that that’s the first experiment that’s crazy

crazy

crazy that’s super crazy and when they connect

that’s super crazy and when they connect

that’s super crazy and when they connect my finger with the rubber hands finger

my finger with the rubber hands finger

my finger with the rubber hands finger and introduce movement to the experiment

and introduce movement to the experiment

and introduce movement to the experiment well now the illusion gets totally

well now the illusion gets totally

well now the illusion gets totally surreal that’s really weird

surreal that’s really weird

surreal that’s really weird oh that’s nuts

oh that’s nuts

oh that’s nuts there was a real moment where it

there was a real moment where it

there was a real moment where it suddenly switched and I was like now

suddenly switched and I was like now

suddenly switched and I was like now this isn’t working and then suddenly now

this isn’t working and then suddenly now

this isn’t working and then suddenly now it’s just again the more I’m doing it

it’s just again the more I’m doing it

it’s just again the more I’m doing it but listening now I’m not doing anything

but listening now I’m not doing anything

but listening now I’m not doing anything now are you crazy I’m doing that crazy

now are you crazy I’m doing that crazy

now are you crazy I’m doing that crazy that’s more so as it goes on you have

that’s more so as it goes on you have

that’s more so as it goes on you have opted official that’s amazing

opted official that’s amazing

opted official that’s amazing then touch it Wow if they can add a

then touch it Wow if they can add a

then touch it Wow if they can add a rubber hand to my body that easily I can

rubber hand to my body that easily I can

rubber hand to my body that easily I can only imagine what they could do with a

only imagine what they could do with a

only imagine what they could do with a little more effort and planning