LOL got to hand it to you Barb...

What about one of these?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...st/8634893.stm

I watched the segment live about a week ago and they had this guy on bbc being interviewed with this amazing hand. He demonstrated it could do all the basics of a real hand including strength / touch.

The guy had a big grin on his face when he spun his hand 360deg.
Seriously it was very cool