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Ramon Padilla and Cutting-Edge Prosthetics

Season 1 Episode 1 | 32s

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Ramon Padilla, who lost his left arm while serving in Afghanistan in 2007, is the second person in the United States to have a prosthetic arm that uses implanted sensors to stimulate movement.

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