A medical breakthrough unveiled in the city yesterday could now lend a hand, quite literally, to anyone in need of one. Demonstrated on 65-year-old Jwala Prasad Gupta, this robotic hand is made up of a glove that is attached to an 80 kg robotic machine that has computerised programmes that carry out various simple flexible exercises on the hand.

Lending a hand: Dr Sanjay Bakhshi with Jwala Prasad Gupta who suffered an injury in a bike accident

Gupta who suffered an injury 10 months ago in a bike accident, has been suffering from hand pain and mild nerve problem in his left hand. Talking about the device used on him, Gupta says, “Initially, I felt odd when the machine made my hand open and close without my will. But the glove and the machine has helped me a lot, I feel motivated and confident that soon my hand pain will be gone.”