Man with bionic arm dies after Austria car crash

by alaaron | October 22, 2010 at 04:37 am
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A man thought to be the first to drive using a mind-controlled robotic arm has died in an Austrian hospital after a serious car crash.

It is not known whether his bionic arm had any role in causing the accident.

Christian Kandlbauer, 22, was found in the wreckage of his specially-adapted Subaru on Tuesday.

Late on Thursday he was pronounced brain-dead in intensive care at the Graz hospital and his life support was switched off.

Mr Kandlbauer lost both of his arms four years ago, after being shocked by 20,000 volts.

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