Bionic arm and elective amputation

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Uploaded by on May 21, 2011

An Austrian man has voluntarily had his hand amputated so he can be fitted with a bionic hand, which will be controlled by nerve signals in his own arm.

The bionic hands, manufactured by the German prosthetics company Otto Bock, can pinch and grasp in response to signals from the brain. The wrist of the prosthesis can be rotated manually using the patient's other functioning hand.

The patient will control the hand using the same brain signals that previously powered similar movements in the real hand and that will now be picked up by two sensors placed over the skin above nerves in the forearm.
(BBC World News)

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  • This is ultimately his decision, and none of us can actually understand what his quality of life is. If he deems that this prosthetic will be better than what he has, none of you should have a problem with it.

  • wearing gloves in winter would be awesome, go into a store, leave the gloves on and walk up to some-one and hold up your hand and ask them a question as you spin it infinitely in one direction.

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  • @Shemassault THEY cause people to THINK it's technology to be desired which shows how much people don't realize the serious implications of this when considering much more natural ways of repairing the body. A shame that the sheep in line to be slaughtered by the NWO will be slaughtered because of their extreme selfish ignorance fed by the ILLUMINISTS of what they think people should appreciate but obviously don' t know too much about the REAL AGENDA behind this technology! WAKE UP!

  • @dementor19 ALL who agree w/ this because it's "SO COOL Tech" & THINK you can speak for this guy, unless you're seriously disabled be quiet, don't you realize how badly deceived you are by the same LUCIFERIANS who cause the wars/famine/poison medicine (instead of natural) by The N W O? To think this is "GREAT", you're supporting ILLUMINATI-TRANSHUMANISM END of MANKIND! Faith can move mountains & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE can repair his hand w/ his OWN DNA but they NEVER tell you that!

  • Be Human, Remain Human! Purity First!!

  • HYPER COMBO KO

  • Augmented :3 now he can punch a wall and have 2 side blades.

  • IMO it will only be perfect when you have the ability to play games!

  • how long is the battery

  • martin phan with the look of disgust

  • QCB+ATKATK

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