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U.S. Soldiers Recipients of Newest Prosthetic Technologies

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-than-meets-the-eye dept.

plaastik writes "The next generation of naturalistic and touch-sensitive artificial limbs are being worn by U.S. Soldiers. Instead of the old velcro strap and cup these new models are fused directly to the bone and are controlled by controlled by the wearer's brain. From the article: 'Future prosthetic arms will fuse to existing bone, eliminating the need for awkward attachment systems. These more naturalistic limbs will use bionic nerves attached to natural nerves to send and receive signals from the brain. Chips embedded in the user's brain will help command artificial-muscle-activated, touch-sensitive, fully articulating hands.'"

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  1. Re:Fully articulating hands? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doctor, will I be able to play the violin after this operation?

    Yes. I expect so.

    That's amazing. I couldn't play at all, before.

  2. Cost? by leipzig3 · · Score: 5, Funny
    This sounds like great technology but what is this going to cost? An arm and a leg?

    Thank you, I'll be here until Wednesday. Please tip your waitress.