Robotic Prostheses For Human Faces

holy_calamity writes "New Scientist reports on a patent application that suggests implanting polymer muscles beneath the skin of people suffering paralysis of the face to give them control of their features. The technique has already been used successfully to reanimate the eyelids of human cadavers. Movement could be returned to other facial features and even paralyzed limbs in the same way, the surgeons at University of California Davis say. The full patent application is also available on the WIPO site."

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Time I got new glasses

[TarnVeda]

I originally read this as " Robotic Prostheses For Human Feces". Cool - Bionic Poop!!! (and a fitting analogy for the patent ).

I've never done this before...

[Dripdry]

and I have the Karma to spare, so...

  I welcome our new robot zombie overlords!