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  • enyawd72
    Maker of Monsters!
    • Oct 1, 2009
    • 7904
    #1

    Gentlemen...we can rebuild him.

    Science fiction becomes reality...absolutely amazing.

    First mind-controlled bionic leg a 'groundbreaking' advance
    http://www.nbcnews.com/health/first-mind-controlled-bionic-leg-groundbreaking-advance-8C11257732?ocid=msnhp&pos=1
    After losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle accident four-and-a-half years ago, 32-year-old Zac Vawter has been fitted with an artificial limb that uses neurosignals from his upper leg muscles to control the prosthetic knee and ankle. The motorized limb is the first thought-controlled bionic leg, scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago reported Wednesday in The New England Journ
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    • MIB41
      Eloquent Member
      • Sep 25, 2005
      • 15633
      #2
      Yeah, I saw that on the news this morning. Absolutely amazing. This gives so many people hope. It has to make you wonder how far they could be from a bionic eye? Or even an ear? Never say never.

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        • HardyGirl
          Mego Museum's Poster Girl
          • Apr 3, 2007
          • 13950
          #3
          Incredible, in 1973 this was science fiction, now it's fact.
          "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
          'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
          Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
          If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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            • Gorn Captain
              Invincible Ironing Man
              • Feb 28, 2008
              • 10549
              #4
              Brilliant.
              It will still be quite a long time before any of this becomes "a regular thing", but it will help people so much. I've also seen "exoskeletons" which strap onto a paralyzed person's back, enabling them to actually walk again. Amazing stuff!
              Let's hope we live long enough to see all this happen...
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              "When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."

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                • Brazoo
                  Permanent Member
                  • Feb 14, 2009
                  • 4767
                  #5
                  Originally posted by MIB41
                  Yeah, I saw that on the news this morning. Absolutely amazing. This gives so many people hope. It has to make you wonder how far they could be from a bionic eye? Or even an ear? Never say never.
                  My sister in-law has had bionic ears for 15+ years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant

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