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August 27th, 2006
Not quite as agile as Steve Austin but still very impressive, this video show’s Jesse Sullivan with two robotic arms. It is controlled using his own nerves, allowing him to control the robotic limbs as if they were his own….
Jesse lost both his arms after being electrocuted in 2001 and this pioneering work has been undertaken by the Rehabilitation Unit in Chicago US
To find out more information about robotic limbs then check out the following sites
Rehabilitation Unit Of Chigaco - More Information abotu Jesse Sullivan
Society For Neuroscience - A Good explanation of the workings of robotic limbs
Robotic Muscles - How robotic muscles systems operate
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