Real life artifical arms

Hello everyone ;)

I've just read this interesting news article.

About a Chinese farmer, who after an accident in which he lost his hands all below elbows, has built himself a pair of artificial arms which allow him to function properly.

At his home. From scrap. Using a system of levers and pulleys.

Now imagine if a person with such problem would know electronics well. If they had access to needed parts - which aren't expensive...

I take that as a really inspirational text because that's exactly what I'm going for with learning electronics (with my medical studies and all).

Scientists around the world are making more and more progress in interfacing our wetware (so humorously called by analogy in 3 part human-computer-program setup) with software and hardware. Technology advances more and more into this field. And possibly in not so far future we'll be able to get huge enhancement making not only crippled people able to live again normally, but possibly also making our bodies much better performing by gaining additional senses or abilities.
The visions H+ movement proposes seem to be more and more possible and probable.

I think most people at some point in childhood (or later) had a dream to have superpowers like one of superheroes... With advanced technology it can be achievable in very near future, among other methods by cyborgization like this. ;)

I consider it a neat motivator. Do you have similarly crazy (or not?) motivators to learn new skills like this?