"The poster boy for our superabled future is Oscar Pistorius, an increasingly famous South African sprinter who happens to have had both of his legs amputated below the knee. Using upside down question mark-shaped carbon fiber sprinting prosthetics, called Cheetah blades, Mr. Pistorius can challenge the fastest sprinters in the world."
- Daniel H. WilsonOscar Pistorius was once cited by roboticist and science fiction author Daniel H. Wilson as an illustration of how technology is altering our perception of human potential. Pistorius, who was born with fibular hemimelia, a condition that necessitated the amputation of both of his legs below the knee…