# PSYONIC releases the Ability Hand, a bionic hand with multi-touch sensory feedback

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/psyonic-releases-the-ability-hand-a-bionic-hand-with-multi-touch-688bc41c
Date: 2 Sep 2021
About: [PSYONIC](https://technooptimist.io/companies/psyonic.md) · [Ability Hand](https://technooptimist.io/neurotech/ability-hand.md)
Original source: https://rehabpub.com/orthotics-prosthetics/prosthetics/psyonic-launches-the-ability-hand-a-bionic-hand-you-can-arm-wrestle-with/

PSYONIC launched the Ability Hand, a bionic hand that gives users touch feedback and closes in 200 milliseconds. The lightweight, water-resistant hand comes in two sizes and has fingers built to take blunt impacts without breaking. It is covered by Medicare and most insurers.

## Key facts

- Weight 470 g, about 20% lighter than the average human hand
- All five fingers flex and extend; the thumb rotates
- 7.4 V, 2,200 mAh battery charges over USB-C in about an hour and can charge a phone
- Covered by Medicare and most insurance companies

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