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'Bionic man' walks, breathes with artificial parts Oct 11th 2013, 23:57 NEW YORK — Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, after all. We have the technology.   The term "bionic man" was the stuff of science fiction in the 1970s, when a popular TV show called "The Six Million Dollar Man" chronicled the adventures of Steve Austin, a former astronaut whose body was rebuilt using artificial parts after he nearly died.   Now, a team of engineers have assembled a robot using artificial organs, limbs and other body parts that comes tantalizingly close to a true "bionic man." For real, this time.   The artificial "man" is the subject of a Smithsonian Channel documentary that airs Sunday, Oct. 20. Called "The Incredible Bionic Man," it c... Keep on reading: ‘Bionic man’ walks, breathes with artificial parts Media files: Bertolt-Meyer.jpg (image/jpeg)

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