History
Otto Schmitt 1950s 6 Million Dollar Man Jack E. Steele 1958
Manufacturer
Össur: worlds largest Southern California David the farmer 2011
How?
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Control Signals
Technology
Advances over time Carbon composites Silicon Textiles Injection molding
Uses
Replace or Enhance 2004 fully functioning heart Kwabena Boahen: Retina Penn State
Advantages
Daily task Stronger Painless Replaceable Good Story
Sources
http://science.howstuffworks.com/bionic-arm.htm http://www.ossur.com/?PageID=12660 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionics#
Specific_uses_of_the_term http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/
prosthetics/smart-bionic-limbs-are-reengineering-the-human-9160299