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i.gizmodo.com - 2/25/2009

Amputee Engineer Designs, Installs His Own Robotic Arm [Prosthetics]

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After an accidental and tragic arm-lopping, Mark Lesek 's early efforts to find a suitable prosthesis didn't really pan out. Lesek, by trade a mechanical engineer, took matters into his own hand(s). He made his own. The story is actually a bit more complicated than that. Doctors' initial ...

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i.gizmodo.com - 2/25/2009

Double-Amputee Wants to Be Part of Ariel's World with Her Prosthetic Mermaid Tail [Prosthetics]

— i.gizmodo.com — Nadya Vessey was a child when her legs were amputated due to an illness. When asked about... them, she said that she was a once mermaid; now with her prosthetic tail , she finally is one. Infatuated with the idea of being a mermaid, Vessey contacted Weta Workshop —the special-effects team ... (more) Double-Amputee Wants to Be Part of Ariel's World with ...

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DIY Culture Now Encompasses Home Made Prosthesis
Medgadget — ... that can support a new prosthesis. The arm that he is now happily wearing is one he built with help from a business partner, and the project has developed further to include the University of Tasmania bioengineering team. The next step is to involve researchers that can help with lightening the unit using carbon fiber, and to create brain-computer interface to make the arm semi-autonomous. More from The Mercury out of Hobart, Tasmania... (hat tip: Gizmodo)