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Rocket-Powered Bionic Arm Successfully Tested

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the inflation-hits-the-6-million-dollar-man dept.

amigoro writes "A rocket-powered bionic arm has been successfully developed and tested by a team of mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University as part of a $30 million military program to develop advanced prosthetic devices for next generation of super-soldiers."

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  1. Re:I for one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not really new.

    Watch an NBA game sometime, giant fling body niggers have had rocket powered legs for a long time.