
Testing out robotic arms of the future
Clip: 2/12/2015 | 9m 47s
Science correspondent Miles O’Brien tests out some of the future limbs now in development.
Improvements in body armor have kept more soldiers alive, but many veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have come back with debilitating injuries. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien, whose left arm was amputated last year, tests out some of the future limbs now in development.
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Testing out robotic arms of the future
Clip: 2/12/2015 | 9m 47s
Improvements in body armor have kept more soldiers alive, but many veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have come back with debilitating injuries. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien, whose left arm was amputated last year, tests out some of the future limbs now in development.
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