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Better Artificial Arms

April 13, 2009 – By Raymond T. Hightower | Comments Off

Just over a year ago, this blog shared the story of an inventor with a goal – To create an artificial human arm capable of lifting a grape without crushing it. Dean Kamen and his team at DEKA Research have achieved the goal.

“You’re Nuts”, Says the Inventor
When the Department of Defense first asked Kamen to develop the arm, he told them “You’re nuts. The technology doesn’t exist.” And then Kamen built a team to prove himself wrong. In time, the team developed some effective solutions.


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What’s “Nuts” in My World?
All of this makes me think: What is my definition of “impossible”? What do I need to do about it? How about you?