September 14, 2006
Paging Steve Austin, White Courtesy Phone Please

The Washington Post today carried this article detailing real-world efforts at introducing working "bionic" limbs to replace those lost to accidents or disease. It provides the first extensive coverage (that I've read at any rate) of exactly how these systems work, and what it's like to use them.

They still sound primitive, even in prototype form, but something tells me they won't stay primitive for long.

Posted by scott at September 14, 2006 08:28 AM

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