Austria doctors have successfully replaced the hands of three disabled men with "robotic nerve connected prosthetics". The technique involves using nerves that can no longer control the real hand to try and create artificial nerves.

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Austria doctors have successfully replaced the hands of three disabled men with "robotic nerve connected prosthetics". The technique involves using nerves that can no longer control the real hand to try and create artificial nerves.

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