Thursday, April 3, 2008

Robotic Hands

It has long been the dream of futurists and scientists alike to replace injured or severed limbs with robotic muscles. Part-organic, part-robotic organisms such as these are known as 'cyborgs', an abbreviation of 'Cybernetic Organism'.
Mr. Jesse Sullivan, an electrical engineer, lost both his arms when he suffered a high-voltage shock several years ago. He was subsequently given robotic arms developed by a research institute in Chicago becoming the world's first 'cyborg'
The arms read electrical signals transmitted through the nervous system from the brain.
"It moves as I think," explained Sullivan.

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