This fantastic 60 Minutes story shows how robotics can change life for the better right now for soldiers that have lost an arm. This incredible prosthetic, in part developed by Dean Kaman of Segway fame, allows soldiers to actually grip items in their hand – even breakable items – just by “thinking” about it. It hardly seems possible that something this advanced exists now, but it does. It is in beta testing right now, but could become more widely available soon. These are not cheap by any means, but considering they are currently earmarked for soldiers I think we can handle the cost as a country and perhaps give something else up, like maybe that rain-forest in Iowa.

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