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Oscar the ” Bionic Cat ”

Posted in amazing stories, amazing videos, robotics, Technology, you tube with tags , , , , , on June 26, 2010 by nunetherlands

Oscar the  Cat  had its back feet severed by a combine harvester has been given two prosthetic limbs in a pioneering operation by a UK vet.

The new feet are custom-made implants that “peg” the ankle to the foot. They are bioengineered to mimic the way deer antler bone grows through the skin.

Full Story  BBC News

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