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Climbing 103 Floors On a 'Bionic' Leg

Posted by timothy on from the holy-moley! dept.

An anonymous reader writes "4 years ago I read about experimental targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgery on Slashdot. 3 years ago I crashed my motorcycle and had my leg amputated — at which time I had TMR done. Today I climbed 103 floors of the Willis Tower in Chicago with a experimental prosthetic using TMR. Thanks, Slashdot."

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  1. Good Job by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Determination, Strength, and Cool Factor.

    You rock dude, I tip my hat.

  2. No, by tfocker4 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thank you anonymous reader. No one could rightfully call you an anonymous coward.

  3. Congrats! by csumpi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Your courage and determination is inspiring. Wish you the best.

  4. Re:Enhanced robotics training by mcgrew · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wondering if the data collected from this cyborg (yes dude you're now a cyborg)

    You'd be surprised how many cyborgs there are. There are a lot of folks with artificial joints, pacemakers, cochlear implants, and all sorts of artificial machinery incorporated into their bodies.

    When it's time for you to become a cyborg, not only will resistance be futile, you will be damned glad to be assimilated.

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    Free Martian Whores!