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Old 03-21-2008, 02:43 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Again - nothing about his prosthetics is robotic- they're simply prosthetics...HE does the running/walking and they're assistive.

Again - a person may use a robotic piece of equipment, but that doesn't make the PERSON themselves a robot. My grandmother uses an electric wheelchair to get around...that's robotic in a way, but SHE isn't a robot. I have a CI, but it doesn't make me a robot either....
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