Gaming giant KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT Inc. have teamed up with award-winning prosthetics company Open Bionics to release an official Metal Gear Solid “Venom Snake” bionic arm for below-elbow amputees. The striking new design clips onto Open Bionics’ ‘Hero Arm’, which is the world’s most affordable multi-grip bionic arm.

29-year-old Daniel Melville, who was born without his right hand and has been wearing a Hero Arm for over 3 years, is the very first recipient of the new Metal Gear Solid design. Daniel, from Reading, U.K., said: “This is unbelievable. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted from a bionic arm. I’m an avid gamer and love Metal Gear Solid so much and to actually have Snake’s arm in real life is just insane.”

Venom Snake, a mercenary leader voiced by Kiefer Sutherland, is the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which was released in 2015 to critical acclaim. The fictional character lost his arm in an explosion and wears an iconic red and black bionic arm complete with detachable missile functionality and gadgets to stun enemies.

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Whilst the Hero Arm isn’t equipped with weapons, it is an impressive feat of engineering that is changing the lives of hundreds of upper limb amputees; both adults and children as young as eight years old. Bristol-based Open Bionics use 3D printing and 3D scanning, along with some clever software and design to custom-manufacture each Hero Arm, which can then be accessorised with magnetic clip-on covers. The Metal Gear Solid “Venom Snake” covers are available now.

Takayuki Kubo, President of KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, Inc., said: “We’re incredibly excited to collaborate with Open Bionics, who are at the cutting edge of robotics. We’re thrilled to see the iconic Metal Gear aesthetic of Venom Snake and his bionic arm burst out of the screen and come to life, in a dynamic fusion of technology and design that is changing the lives of upper limb amputees all over the world.”

Samantha Payne, COO and Co-founder of Open Bionics, said: “Since Open Bionics founded six years ago, Snake’s arm is one of the most requested cover designs for the Hero Arm, so we’re delighted to offer this to our users and grateful to KONAMI for collaborating to make fiction a reality. This collaboration came about from a mutual appreciation of art, science, and technology. It’s pure joy to see this piece of engineering and art impact a person’s life. Upper limb amputees can sign-up for a Hero Arm on our website.”

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[MajinCubyan]

What happens if he uses the Konami code then?

It becomes a pachinko machine.

 

[Deleted User]

It's pretty cool for the guy, and a good marketing stunt for Konami. I wish they still knew how to develop games.
Man, I miss Konami Computer Entertainment...

 

[Lostbhoy]

It becomes a pachinko machine.

 

[Ev1l0rd]

That's pretty darn awesome.

 

[HideoKojima]

Seems it comes with the Spirit of liquid too

 

[FAST6191]

I would want the same if I lost an arm.

That is not thinking outside the box. Get an arm to have a third one. How many times previously in life would it have benefited you?

 

[DinohScene]

That is not thinking outside the box. Get an arm to have a third one. How many times previously in life would it have benefited you?

Can I opt for the fourth one to be installed?

 

[FAST6191]

Can I opt for the fourth one to be installed?

Diminishing returns really but I suppose, though at that point I would have to wonder why not go for the full eight and become spider man.

 

[PatrickD85]

So .... this is what Konami does nowadays ... interesting

 

[kudofan]

Can they make me a Mega Buster arm?

 

[AshuraZro]

As usual, this is a one-man infiltration mission. Weapons and equipment OSP.

 

[xs4all]

Hmmm, not sure how I feel about this.

Scenario: lets say you want some alone time to spank the monkey, your brain sends wrong signal or it malfunctions, say bye bye to your monkey.

 

[luigirockz]

Very cool, and also good publicity for Konami

 

[tfocosta]

This is cool! Even though his movements are very limited, this can lead to something more in the future! And the fact that it's Snake's arm... It makes it the coolest!

 

[Seliph]

if it can't rocket punch I don't want it

 

[Deleted User]

Time for a upgrade!

 

[JFizDaWiz]

[redacted]

 

[WesMods]

Gaming giant KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT Inc. have teamed up with award-winning prosthetics company Open Bionics to release an official Metal Gear Solid “Venom Snake” bionic arm for below-elbow amputees. The striking new design clips onto Open Bionics’ ‘Hero Arm’, which is the world’s most affordable multi-grip bionic arm.

29-year-old Daniel Melville, who was born without his right hand and has been wearing a Hero Arm for over 3 years, is the very first recipient of the new Metal Gear Solid design. Daniel, from Reading, U.K., said: “This is unbelievable. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted from a bionic arm. I’m an avid gamer and love Metal Gear Solid so much and to actually have Snake’s arm in real life is just insane.”

Venom Snake, a mercenary leader voiced by Kiefer Sutherland, is the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which was released in 2015 to critical acclaim. The fictional character lost his arm in an explosion and wears an iconic red and black bionic arm complete with detachable missile functionality and gadgets to stun enemies.

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Whilst the Hero Arm isn’t equipped with weapons, it is an impressive feat of engineering that is changing the lives of hundreds of upper limb amputees; both adults and children as young as eight years old. Bristol-based Open Bionics use 3D printing and 3D scanning, along with some clever software and design to custom-manufacture each Hero Arm, which can then be accessorised with magnetic clip-on covers. The Metal Gear Solid “Venom Snake” covers are available now.

Takayuki Kubo, President of KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, Inc., said: “We’re incredibly excited to collaborate with Open Bionics, who are at the cutting edge of robotics. We’re thrilled to see the iconic Metal Gear aesthetic of Venom Snake and his bionic arm burst out of the screen and come to life, in a dynamic fusion of technology and design that is changing the lives of upper limb amputees all over the world.”

Samantha Payne, COO and Co-founder of Open Bionics, said: “Since Open Bionics founded six years ago, Snake’s arm is one of the most requested cover designs for the Hero Arm, so we’re delighted to offer this to our users and grateful to KONAMI for collaborating to make fiction a reality. This collaboration came about from a mutual appreciation of art, science, and technology. It’s pure joy to see this piece of engineering and art impact a person’s life. Upper limb amputees can sign-up for a Hero Arm on our website.”

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Wow that is sooooo dope!

 

[CrossOut]

I like the fact that you have to point out it does not have any weapons equiped haha. Id say that is obvious

 

[medoli900]

if that's what I think it is :

He never had a hand since birth, and he is capable of actually "moving" fingers with his brain ? even though he never had training for that?
I guess the brain is capable of creating any new added limb's action through new nerves any time? you could add a third arm and be able to use it?

if not what I think is it, and it's just cosmetic and he can't move fingers or hand with his brain only : that's not as much interesting than I thought. anybody can just 3D print an arm and act cool with it.

edit:
seems not just cosmetic:

it's probably limited to some action, not all movement available if it's muscular's detection more than nerve's detection.
I wish I could see a video of available movements. I'll search one.
Edit : ok, I saw one. it's limited movements like I thought.

I hope Cybernetics would be more developed and usable for everyone and all amputated people.

The main issue is that there's no muscle in the fingers, so no nerves either. The brain can't move fingers accurately through myoelectric technology alone because of that, so the prosthetic arm has to interpret the other muscle nerves impulse in the hand as finger movement, which is harder than it looks, since those same nerves impulse could also be to move that part of the hand, and not the finger.