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Recently, I watched a fascinating video on YouTube about a robotic prosthetic arm. The video shows how a scientist have created a prosthetic arm that is controlled by using your brain. We are aware that there are people amongst us who live with prosthetic limbs, but the difference is how the movements are controlled. This new innovation called the Bionic Arm is able to receive and send signals from the brain to the arm as if it were your real arm. These signals allows the amputee to feel the natural movement such tingling of the fingers and holding objects. It also allows the user to feel touch when some brushes against the arm or from holding hands. Although this arm can be a useful and helpful innovation it is also very controversial. It is controversial because people are curious about how this will effect the way we evolve and what are the ethical/moral values of this innovation.
Personally, this arm seems very futuristic. The fact that people will be able to feel like they never lost their arm is fascinating. One of my main concerns is how will this arm affect the medical field and what are some side effects that can occur. Since this invention is relatively new we will be the first generation that will experiment with the use of the Bionic Arm. This could potentially cause problems with human health mixed with technology which may not be a big positive. Overall, this arm is a wonderful idea but it brings are futuristic thoughts to conscious.
Reference
Bloomberg. YouTube. YouTube, 12 Nov. 2015. Web. 28 Nov. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk1NkWl_W2Y >
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