Imagine you are reaching out for a tomato. When your hand grasps it, will you know how to pick it up without crushing it?Of course you will! The nerves in your hand will let you know how hard to squeeze. But people with prosthetic hands have to watch close to make sure they don’t crush or drop things they pick up. Their fake hands can’t feel.But scientists are moving closer to an artificial hand that can feel. Tiny electrodes on artificial limbs allow amputees to tell by touch how gently to grasp. Igor Spetic has an artificial hand, and he passed the tomato test. He picked up a tomato without losing a drop of juice.It will take years for scientists to create a hand that really acts like the hands God created. But passing the tomato test is a step in the right direction!