This Amputee Controls Two Bionic Arms With His Mind!
A Colorado man who has lost both his arms, has made history by becoming the first bilateral amputee to wear and control Modular Prosthetic Limbs. Most importantly, this man, Les Baugh, lost his arms over 40 years ago, meaning he didn't have anything to move the arms with - other than his mind.
Breakthrough in Medicine: Real Hope for Amputees!
In the popular movie series 'Star Wars', it is possible for amputees to receive new, shiny golden hands, that move and feel like real hands to them. The universe of Star Wars is supposedly thousands of years in the future, yet scientists have now built, and grafted on, a bionic hand that can FEEL.
This Double Amputee Runner Won’t Let the Odds Bog Him Down
Today, Blake is striving to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, against all odds, and wants to become the first American amputee in the competition. Learn more about his motivational story here.
18 Animal Amputees Restored by Modern Engineering
Today, not only are some people enjoying the answers modern engineering has given to their handicaps, but thanks to modern engineering and 3D printing, many of these animal amputees get a second chance at life as well. And it warms my heart like nothing else.
Why You’re Absolutely Right to Be Afraid of Surgeries
Image source: James Heilman, MD , Alec Couros When Surgeons Make Mistakes hospital, surgeon, accident, amputee, operation, surgery, legal Stories of surgeries gone wrong
These Inspirational People Lost Limbs, But Kept Their Humor
These amputees are clearly not letting the trauma and tragedy of limb loss get them down! They found exceptionally creative ways to make light of their situation and provide an inspirational lesson to us all...sometimes all we can do is laugh, no matter what life throws at us!
You Don't See a Lot of Vintage Portraits Like These...
Along with traditional, straight-faced portraits, you can find some more humorous, relaxed, or interesting ones, such as a portrait of an amputee holding his prosthetic. The reason for this wide variety of types is that Bell was one of the leading portrait photographers in the city at the time.
Breakthrough: The Bionic Hand that Actually Feels!
The first bionic hand that allows an amputee to feel what they are touching will be transplanted later this year in a pioneering operation that could introduce a new generation of artificial limbs with sensory perception.
Joke: I Was Going to Tell You a Joke, But...
I'd tell a monotone joke but it doesn't have any range I'd tell a hanging joke but I always choke I'd tell a Wesley Snipes tax joke but it's too evasive I'd tell an enema joke but you couldn't hold it in I'd tell a big ass joke but it's too much to grasp I'd tell an amputee joke but I don't have a leg
Will We Control Machines With Our Mind?
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5 Medical Advances That May Alter the Future of Healthcare
Mind-Controlled prosthetics In a major advance for amputees, brain-controlled prosthetics have now become a reality. University of Michigan researchers have used faint, latent signals from arm nerves and expanded them to enable real-time, perceptive, finger-level control of a robotic hand .
This New Invention Could Revolutionize the Use of Prosthetics
With the right prosthetic devices , amputees have shown remarkable improvement in their quality of life. However, a new development promises to change the prosthetics game.
These History Facts Sound Unlikely But They’re Accurate!
Wide lost both of his legs in a train accident, and as a double amputee, it was difficult for him to fulfill his duties, so he got a baboon and trained it to change train signals - Jack. Today, Jack’s skull is preserved at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown, South Africa. 2.
10 New Inventions That Show Us the Near Future
Amputees often complain that their prosthetics look robotic and as a consequence they are never entirely comfortable with it. These new models can look more attractive and work with an individual’s unique physique. Psychologically, this will help wearers feel more at ease with their prosthetics.
These Amazing People Prove There Are No Limits in Life!
Mark Inglis is the only double leg amputee in the world to summit Mount Everest In 1987, Mark Inglis lost both of his legs after suffering from frostbite on one of his expeditions. However, this didn’t stop him. He trained a lot and managed to summit the highest peak in the world.
Did You Know Computers Can Now Do These Human-Like Things?
Robots can give 'feeling' to a robot hand It is now possible for robotic limbs to pass sensory information to our nerves so that an amputee can actually feel the difference between light and strong pressure, texture and shape.
Add Extra Sunshine to Your Life With These Feel-Good Books
Heidi ends up in an amputee rehabilitation unit and learns that her leg was amputated. Unable to walk and coming to terms with her shattered dreams, Heidi gradually realizes that her life isn’t over after her interactions with a fellow patient and her grandson.
5 Athletes Who Overcame Handicaps on the Path to Greatness
In the coming years, Kyle tried his hand at mixed martial arts and even became the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without using any prosthetics.
15 Rapid Advancements in Medicine Thanks to 3D Printers!
Organizations like Not Impossible Labs, Robohand and E-Nable have been known to hand over 3D printers to countries with high populations of amputees from war, such as Sudan, and train them in the printing of inexpensive patient-specific prosthetic limbs and fitting of the same. 7.
12 Mind-Blowing Archaeological Discoveries Of 2022
The individual survived the procedure and lived for another 69 years as an amputee. The remains were carefully buried in Tebo Cave. While it is not entirely clear what led to the amputation, the person also had trauma to their collar bone and a well-healed neck fracture.
Over 100 Dad Jokes to Make You the Corniest!
I'd tell a Wesley Snipes tax joke but it's too evasive I'd tell a big ass joke but it's too much to grasp I'd tell an amputee joke but I don't have a leg to stand on I'd tell a cyber-security joke but you couldn't hack it I'd tell a joke about a joke but it'd be recursive I'd tell a pot joke but it's
