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From: gamin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca (Martin Boyer)
Subject: Re: Cybornetic Prostheses?
In-Reply-To: horn931@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu's message of 22 Jul 1994 13:56:58 EDT
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Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 14:23:34 GMT

>>>>> Mike <horn931@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> writes:

>With tomorrows technology, the limb could be easily grafted to the
>"stump" or the joint and be controlled by the brain

This exists now; the Utah arm does that.  It was developed at the
University of Utah, and I believe it is commercialized by Sarcos.

I'm not working for Sarcos nor the University od Utah, so this is all
I am prepared to say.

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