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‘Luke Skywalker’ Arm Gets Go-Ahead


 
Cybernetics is no longer science fiction, now it’s just science. A mechanical arm controlled by signals from the user’s brain becomes the first FDA-approved robotic prosthetic.

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Roboticized prostheses first became a part of pop culture after Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, when Luke Skywalker receives a replacement hand after losing his in a lightsaber fight.

34 years later, CBS reports that the FDA has approved a new type of bionic arm that can be controlled by the mind.

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