The purpose of this paper is to give details about the winner and finalists of the 2008 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award.
Design/methodology/approach
The article discusses the winner and finalists of the Award in turn.
Findings
In winning the award, Touch Bionics beat off tough competition from three other finalists.
Originality/value
The award winning i‐LIMB Hand is a prosthetic device that looks and acts like a real human hand with five individually powered digits, heralding a new generation in bionics and patient care.
