3/21: Bionic arms

[adamzion]

Originally posted by Tony Shepps

This girl was born with no arms. And so she has now been fitted with bionic arms, mechanical arms that will listen to other muscles and react predictably. She has to learn how to use them, but will have completely opposable thumbs and whatnot. The arms have been colored to match the rest of her body and will be extended as she grows.
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The thing which really amazes me is that, somehow, they appear to have connected the artificial arms with her nervous system so that they behave in a more "seamless" way than was previously possible. At least, that was my impression... it could well be that the artificial arms actually act in response to stimuli from the adjacent natural muscles on this girl's arm.

But, as you say, sometimes this indeed a wonderful world,

Or, indeed, this is a sometimes wonderful world,
Z