50 years ago, artificial limbs weren’t nearly as responsive

Excerpt from the November 18, 1967 issue of Science News

prosthetic hand

LIFE AND LIMB  Prostheses have come a long way in 50 years. Some new artificial limbs can restore wearers’ sense of touch or be controlled by wearers’ thoughts.

DARPA 

Electric limbs

Very subtle control of artificial limbs by means of a tiny electronic device may become possible.…