Mind-controlled prostheses carrier dies

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The first person in the world who controlled his prosthetic arms solely with his thoughts has died two days after a car crash, it has emerged.Doctors at the LKH clinic in Graz, Styria, announced today (Fri) that Christian Kandlbauer passed away yesterday. The 23-year-old sustained serious head injuries after losing control of his Subaru on […]

‘Phantom prostheses’ man suffers car crash

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The first person in the world to receive a new kind of prostheses which he could control with his mind was involved in a dramatic car accident yesterday (Weds).Christian Kandlbauer lost both of his arms when he climbed up a high-voltage power line five years ago. A year later, Austrian and American scientists teamed up […]