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CPU controlled artificial knee gives amputees mobility
Sep 9 2008, Apabrita

The other day while I was watching an amputee climb the dizzy heights of Mt. Everest with his prosthetic leg, I was fascinated. That showed what the field of prosthetics can achieve. The latest news in the prosthetics industry is the new...

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