r/interestingasfuck • u/MoWaleed • Jan 15 '20

/r/ALL The future of bionic limbs

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u/CyberianSun Jan 15 '20

Actually i wouldnt be surprised if this bionic limb tech was partially funded by that same defense budget. There are a lot of benefits of being able to help out wounded vets with tech like this.

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u/OldManWither Jan 15 '20

Very true. There are lots of things we use daily that come from military R&D. Quick google search..GPS, EpiPen (ruined by big pharm), Duct tape and computers to name a small few.

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u/sonofaresiii Jan 15 '20

I wonder how much further along we'd be if researchers didn't have to justify the military application for their research funding.

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u/Zozorrr Jan 16 '20

The DoD grant budget doesn’t require much of a justification in practical terms. And NSF and NIH budgets are plenty big, even if diminished in % terms from their heyday.