Living in the 21^st century, there’s nothing to be more pathetic and scary, especially if you living in the countries, which the war is happening nearly every second!

According to the statistic, nearly 20 percent of the Americans soldiers that fighting in the battlefield in Afghanistan, Iraq and much more are having the chance of losing one of their hand. Normally, they’ve to wait until they’re home to put on an artificial hand onto their body. However, the scenario is going to change 360 degrees…

DEKA arm, one of the remarkable companies in artificial limb is now undergoing a $100 million Pentagon program called “Revolutionizing Prosthetics”.

Dr. Geoffrey Ling, the Army colonel and neurologist who leading the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program said beside of making the artificial limb, it’s also their responsibility to bring the humanity back.

Furthermore, Ling described that the Revolutionizing Prosthetics is a very massive project, as it involves more than 300 scientists, including top engineers, neuroscientists, and psychologists.

However, the program is still in the early stage and it might take up to five years to accomplish. [cbsnews]

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