She nearly died because of a zip lining accident: Flesh-eating bacteria survivor Aimee Copeland lost both of her arms at the elbow, a leg and a foot, but is now able to chop vegetables and comb her hair again thanks to a pair of prosthetic hands from Touch Bionics.

Touch Bionics, a company that hopes to accomplish positive outcomes for people with upper limb amputations, donated the bionic “iLimbs” to Copeland because she agreed to act as an ambassador for their products. Normally, these prosthetic hands are very expensive. According to a company spokesperson, the bionic hands can cost up to $120,000 each.

WXIA-TV reports that Copeland is getting to know her new hands at the company’s campus in Hilliard, Ohio. Aimee, who is the first woman in the world with upper limb amputations to be given the bionic “iLimbs,” is a quick learner.

A spokesperson for Touch Bionics told CBSNews.com that Aimee was fitted for bionic iLimbs on Monday and left the facility on Friday to return home to Georgia.

The hands have a powered rotating thumb, as well as 24 different grip patterns controlled through an iPhone/iPad app. Touch Bionics says that the iLimb ultra revolution has “five independently articulating digits with individual stall out ability.” The bionic hands also have several wrist options to ensure more natural movement.

According to WXIA-TV, Robert Kistenberg, coordinator of prosthetics for the master’s program in prosthetics and orthotics at Georgia Tech, is helping Copeland relearn to accomplish simple tasks with her bionic hands. Kistenberg said that these are the best bionic hands in the world, giving Copeland the ability to perform a variety of actions that she wouldn’t be able to do otherwise.

Copeland made an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show Friday, explaining to viewers how far she’s come since her zip lining accident. She told “Today” that she sometimes wakes up and has to remind herself what happened to her limbs.

Copeland, a 25-year-old graduate student from Georgia, injured herself in 2012 during a zip line accident at the Little Tallapoosa River. The young woman received a gash in her leg that needed 22 staples to close. However, her pain didn’t stop and she was quickly diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a bacterial infection that eats away at the body’s soft tissues. The CDC says that necrotizing fasciitis is an extremely rare disease.

While the young woman’s bionic iLimbs will take months of patience and practice to use correctly, Aimee is already looking ahead to her future. According to CNN, Copeland may receive a prosthetic limb later this year. In the meantime, Aimee is working hard at completing her master’s degree in humanistic psychology.

Have you ever had a staph infection? How can companies like Touch Bionics make prosthetic limbs more affordable? What would it be like to learn how to use your “arms” all over again? Do you consider Aimee brave and/or courageous? Sound off in the comments section.