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Phantom Neuro grabs $19M to help amputees put their phantom limbs to use


The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how

The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how that plays out is announcing some funding. Thinking back to an experience he had when he was younger, observing a brain operation (his dad was friends with the neurosurgeon, he said, and apparently he was allowed in to sit in the OR…), Glass had an “a-ha!” moment, and made a pivot. “I think that Phantom is making good progress in the neural interface between prosthetics and the human body,” Dr Arne Kreitz, Ottobock’s CFO, said in an interview.

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