Using videogame software code, he has built a virtual reality arm based on an arm wired with FES. Donoghue translates brain signals, and Kirsch uses them to drive the arm on a computer screen.

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He also points out that AMD knows the server market well, and in theory could partner with ARM to drive that architecture into high-performance applications.

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He went 7 2-3 innings last Friday at Tampa Bay before leaving when he was hit on his pitching arm by a line drive.

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Compounding the problem: the floods have also have affected component suppliers, including the disk-drive motor company Nidec and suspension arm manufacturer Hutchinson Technology, among others.

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The switchover replaced the software that was required for the rover's landing with software that enhances Curiosity's capability to drive and use the instruments on its robotic arm.

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When his once promising baseball career was derailed by an arm injury, he quickly channeled his competitive drive into entrepreneurship.

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Moments later, Gardner raced back and extended his arm just in time to catch Murphy's drive to deep left-center.

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