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Thanks to science, we may soon experience the real “Bionic Man”. We all remember this television series back in the 80’s which starred Lee Majors and while all of that was purely due to camera tricks, the scientists of the University of Pittsburgh may soon unleash the first official bionic limb to be used by people who have had amputations.

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh recently succeeded in implanting sensors in the brain of a monkey, allowing it to move a mechanical arm with his thoughts. This is the latest breakthrough in the field of Neuroprosthetics, where implanted chips carry signals to the remaining limbs of an amputee, guiding movement.

If the research holds, breakthroughs like these could lead to a reassessment of disabled people as ‘bionic’ and fully able, and lead to a new era of mind-controlled gadgets.

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It is all a matter of using your mind to move and perhaps stronger than the standard movement of the person with the normal limbs. But for the people missing a part, this may just keep them in step with us or even make them step farther.