Thomas Schlich : The mutilation of soldiers in WWI led to revolution in prosthetic ##s . He had to create limbs that would let vast crop of people into labor force . Germany was at fore , creating prostheses that literally bound the soldier to his work station . Others : Some see it as a kind of ' human evolution ; ' it set stage for advanced technology .
Thomas Schlich : The mutilation of soldiers in WWI led to revolution in prosthetic limbs . He says engineers create limbs that would let vast crop of amputees into labor force . Germany was at fore , creating prostheses that literally linked the man to his work station . Schlich : Some see it as a kind of 'human evolution ; ' it set stage for advanced bionics .