This prosthetic arm designed by Hans Alexander Huseklepp

Immaculate arm

This prosthetic arm was designed by Hans Alexander Huseklepp, a designer in Norway.

It is designed to be connected to the wearer's nervous system, like the most advanced, but less aesthetically designed, prosthetics currently are.

Because each of its joints is a globe joint it is capable of a larger freedom of movement than a normal human arm.

The exterior parts of the arm are made from the plastic Corian, the inner layer is textile.

This image is a model built to demonstrate the concept.

Out of uncanny valley

Huseklepp says that he wanted to get away from traditional designs, which hide their technological skeletons under silicone rubber.

"They imitate the look of a natural arm perfectly but as soon as someone touches it they realise it’s a prosthetic," he says.

This can make things awkward due to an effect dubbed "Uncanny Valley", a term used to describe how close mimics of human appearance seem more creepy than more stylised attempts.

(Image: Hans Alexander Huseklepp)