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Huge Leap Forward In Robotic Limb Replacement
BlueshiftVFX sends us to Wired for some video of the impressive, mind-controlled prosthetic robot arm invented by Dean Kamen. "Kamen's arm, dubbed 'Luke' (after Skywalker, I assume), is an incredibly sophisticated bit of engineering that's lightyears ahead of the clamping 'claws' that many amputees are forced to use today. The arm is fully articulated, giving the user the same degrees of movement as a natural arm, and is sensitive enough to pick up a piece of paper, a wineglass, or even a grape without mishap."
Yeah so much for all of that "support the troops" patriotic nonsense that gets thrown around at so called "unpatriotic" Americans.
We've got pro ball players playing children's games for a living and a fraction of their salaries combined would help fit our wounded soldiers with things like this, or supply them with whatever special care.
This country is despicable sometimes. We have the right blaming the left that they're not supporting the troops... We have the government lieing about reasons for war... We have our military brainwashing our soldiers with ideas of fighting for their own freedom, in Iraq. It is just ridiculous.
I sure as hell hope one day, we as humans put the important things above all else, and stop living in this fast food, talking point policitian, 5 second news story world.
Good people are dieing, losing their limbs, being burned, scarred, and having their lives ruined... by our own governments hand, and we dont even have the god damn respect to do whats right. AND WE PUT THEM THERE.
Dont look the other way when you see a wounded soldier.... walk up and thank him or her and say you're sorry. This whole fucking Iraq thing was a convoluted lie.
Anyone remember Afghanistan? Bin Laden?... The real mission?
Where is our President? Where the fuck is that coward George W Bush?!