Advanced Artificial Arm Moves Closer To Reach In Military Research Program
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Deka Research and Development Corp.--inventor of the iBOT stair-climbing wheelchair--is working with the Veterans Administration to enlist amputees for feasibility trials of a next-generation "strap-and-go" arm prosthesis
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