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Robotic Arm Gives Teenager with Brittle Bone Syndrome More Independence

Dee Faught lives with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic condition that makes his bones especially brittle. Bioengineering students at Rice University designed the R-ARM, a robotic device for Faught that fits his motorized chair. The arm will allow Faught to perform tasks most people take for granted.