Robotic Arms On Horizon?


	Robotic Arms On Horizon?

johndmann

11-10-2006 11:46 AM

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robotics, arm, darpa, pentagon, science, medical, medicine, amputee, neural

johndmann says:

I am so glad that these advancements in science are coming to reality during my lifetime.

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