Prosthetic Limbs, Controlled by Thought || NYTimes

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Thought Controlled Prosthetics Limbs:

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When he was a teenager, Les Baugh was racing with his brother and ran into some live power lines, ultimately losing his arms. Much later in life, he has been given the chance to try out some new, bionic limbs, arms and hands that he can control with his thoughts.

This is incredible progress. Gives a sense of reality to the pursuit of a head transplant, a big step in the quest for immortality.

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