Researchers at the University of Utah have begun a four-year project to develop a bionic arm that moves naturally in response to thought and is capable of feeling. The key to the research will be the development and testing of a 'peripheral nerve interface' — an implanted device that will relay impulses from nerves in the residual limb (the portion of limb remaining after amputation) to a small computer worn on a belt and then the bionic arm.
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