Dec 20, 2012

Paralysed woman's thoughts control robotic arm

A new advanced control of a robotic arm has been achieved using a paralysed woman's thoughts. Jan Scheuermann, who is 53 and paralysed from the neck down, was able to deftly grasp and move a variety of objects just like a normal arm. Brain implants were used to control the robotic arm, in the study reported in the Lancet medical journal.

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