Automail is basically an 'artificial limb', and artificial limbs do exist. They help people that have missing body parts like arms and legs, so that they can still lead a normal life. They are not called 'automail' though. Sometimes these artificial limbs are also called 'prosthetic limbs'.
One of the earliest known prosthetic limb dated back to 300 BC. The prosthetic limb was a leg made of copper and wood. It was found in a grave in Capua, Italy.
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No, Pinako and Winry took Wrath and gave him automail limbs since Edward was supposed to get his back, but he lost them once again trying to bring Alphonse's body back. Wrath ended running away once they finished his automail.
Winry works with her grandmother in her automail shop back in Ed and Al's hometown, Resembool.
Unfortunately nO. Technology isn't that good yet. Having a metal arm like that is heavy and what power source can it run off without permenantely plugging itself to a power socket?
Winry Rockbell is the childhood friend of Ed and Alphonse Elric as well as their automail mechanic .
Yes he does in Brotherhood but also in the original. But in both Al only get's it back after Ed pays the price. **SPOILER** In the end, for Brotherhood, Al sacrifices his body so Ed can use his other arm to fight "Father". Ed turns down many things, such as a phlosiphers stone, and when he is about to give up he has the idea of giving up his alchemy for Al to come back in him body. Al ends up back in the real world with his body and Ed with his automail arm gone but still keeping his automail leg.