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Mike Schultz, founder of Minnesota-based prosthetics company Biodapt, is a professional racer who had a need for speed… on a snow-ski. Then he lost a limb up to the knee in an accident. Then he replaced that knee with his innovation, the Moto-Knee, and kept it moving… better… stronger… faster.

(Yes! A ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ 70s TV reference! Recognize the G[eek] in me!)

‘Hydraulic prosthetic components provide the tension and range of motion needed for intense physical activity, from skiing and snowmobiling to riding horses and dirt bikes.’

– Businessweek

Check out the demo video above to see just what a prosthesis can do (e.g. can allow an extreme athlete to do). Good tech. No down side to report on this one. Enjoy!

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