Researchers have developed a robotic arm that has enabled a paralyzed woman to drink a cup of coffee — by directly controlling it with her mind. The development has raised the question of whether this approach could perhaps restore some mobility to similarly affected people in the future. The 58-year-old woman was one of two participants in the BrainGate 2 project who controlled a robotic arm with their thoughts. Implants the size of baby aspirin tablets in the subjects’ brains let them control the robotic arms.
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Paralyzed Woman Takes Sip of Joe Using Mind-Powered Robo Arm
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 17, 2012 03:29 PMResearchers have developed a robotic arm that has enabled a paralyzed woman to drink a cup of coffee — by directly controlling it with her mind. The development has raised the question of whether this approach could perhaps restore some mobility to similarly affected people in the future. The 58-year-old woman was one of two participants in the BrainGate 2 project who controlled a robotic arm with their thoughts. Implants the size of baby aspirin tablets in the subjects’ brains let them control the robotic arms.