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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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The story of the Baltimore Gun Club propelling themselves to the moon is about the extraordinary masculine power of the veteran, who doesn’t simply “overcome” his disability; he derives power and ambition from it. soldiers and 300 British soldiers lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

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A Navy unit used a remote-controlled vehicle with a mounted video camera in 2009 to investigate suspicious areas in southern Afghanistan. As a result, warfighter demands become exceedingly complex, especially since the potential costs of failure are unacceptable. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/U.S.

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