An Austrian man who was the first in Europe to wear an innovative high-tech artificial arm has died after the car he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a tree. Christian Kandlbauer lost both arms in an electrical accident in 2005 but was able to live a largely normal life thanks to a mind-controlled robotic prosthetic left arm and a normal prosthesis in place of his right arm. The 22-year-old died on Thursday, said Andreas Waltensdorfer, a senior physician at a hospital in the southern city of Graz, where Kandlbauer had been in intensive care since Tuesday, the day of the crash. The cause of the crash remains unclear. Both Waltensdorfer and local police said Friday it was impossible to tell whether the accident was caused by problems with Kandlbauer's prosthetic arms.
Did they really just say the cause of death is still unclear? Well then, allow me to play Sherlock Holmes and fill everybody in. Could it be that this dude had two robot arms that were connected to his brain and steering the wheel of a car? Hmmm...just a thought. I mean I can't get my TV remote to work half the time and this robocop is out cruising around thinking nothing can go wrong? Well, let me tell ya, things CAN go wrong, a little rain gets into the elbow joints and the next thing you know you've short circuited while going 60 on the freeway. And...we're done.
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