From lab to living room: Bionic arm enters first home trial

Executive Briefing & Key Highlights

At age 16, Alexander "Avi" Davidson fell 35 feet (11 meters) from the top of a telephone pole, an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down and led to the amputation of his left arm below the elbow. Today, 17 years later, Davidson is taking part in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial as the inaugural participant to use the Luke Skywalker-inspired bionic arm developed at the University of