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In "The Six Million Dollar Man," Steve Austin is transformed from a crippled test pilot to a superhuman. It was just science fiction at the time, but now, we may be getting a little closer to merging man with machine, thanks to the advent of biomechatronics. Biomechatronics scientists attempt to make devices that interact with human muscle, skeleton and nervous systems. Want to learn more? Let's get started.