It was announced today (and shown on TV) that the head of plastic surgery at the General Hospital of Vienna, Austria, successfully attached such an arm to an 18 year old, who had lost both his arms in an accident. I saw him on TV and the arm seems to be working great, although it took months of training. Movement has been extended to six, not just four. Impulses are sent from the brain to his chest (pectoralis major) muscle, which is used as an activator. He can even adjust the strength of his grip...
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It was announced today (and shown on TV) that the head of plastic surgery at the General Hospital of Vienna, Austria, successfully attached such an arm to an 18 year old, who had lost both his arms in an accident. I saw him on TV and the arm seems to be working great, although it took months of training. Movement has been extended to six, not just four. Impulses are sent from the brain to his chest (pectoralis major) muscle, which is used as an activator. He can even adjust the strength of his grip...