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[[File:Prosthetic arm.png|thumb|300px|A retired soldier with a prosthetic right arm in [[2558]].]]
[[File:Prosthetic arm.png|thumb|300px|A retired soldier with a prosthetic right arm in [[2558]].]]


A '''robotic prosthesis''' is a type of prosthesis that replaces a missing extremity, such as arms or legs. The type of artificial limb used is determined largely by the extent of an amputation or loss and location of the missing extremity. Artificial limbs may be needed for a variety of reasons where a body part is either missing from the body or is too damaged to be repaired, including disease, accidents, and congenital defects. A congenital defect can create the need for an artificial limb when a person is born with a missing or damaged limb. Prosthetics are however not needed in the event of an accident where only the nerves were damaged and not the extremities.
An '''artificial limb''' is a type of prosthesis that replaces a missing extremity, such as arms or legs. The type of artificial limb used is determined largely by the extent of an amputation or loss and location of the missing extremity. Artificial limbs may be needed for a variety of reasons where a body part is either missing from the body or is too damaged to be repaired, including disease, accidents, and congenital defects. A congenital defect can create the need for an artificial limb when a person is born with a missing or damaged limb. Prosthetics are however not needed in the event of an accident where only the nerves were damaged and not the extremities.


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While military prosthetics are designed for practicality, civilian ones may be designed to mimic biological limbs in appearance. Despite this, their artificial nature is often not difficult to discern; for example, Eddie Underwood's prosthetic arm was said to be "fake pink".<ref name="TCP"/>
While military prosthetics are designed for practicality, civilian ones may be designed to mimic biological limbs in appearance. Despite this, their artificial nature is often not difficult to discern; for example, Eddie Underwood's prosthetic arm was said to be "fake pink".<ref name="TCP"/>
[[Rtas 'Vadum]] is known to employ left [[prosthetic mandible]]s as he is missed his two left mandibles during in a fight with a [[Flood]]-infected [[Bero 'Kusovai]], his second-in-command, during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="HGN"/>


The [[Banished]] [[Sangheili]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] employs a prosthetic arm and prosthetic mandibles.
The [[Banished]] [[Sangheili]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] employs a prosthetic arm and prosthetic mandibles.
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