Brain-Controlled Bionic Legs Are Finally Here
No, really. Amputees have been testing them for over a year For a full decade, Gudmundur Olafsson was unable to move his right ankle. That’s because it wasn’t there. Olafsson’s amputated lower leg was the delayed casualty of an accident from his childhood in Iceland, when he was hit by an oil truck. …
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