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DARPA's Artificial Arm Comes With VR Training

An anonymous reader writes "The first prototype of an artificial limb commissioned by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency can reportedly be controlled naturally, provide sensory feedback and allows for eight degrees of freedom — way beyond the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs. Oh yeah, it also has its own VR environment to learn how to use it."

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  1. Re:Is it possible by dreamchaser · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Of course it's possible. War has always driven technology development in various fields, including medical applications.