Paralyzed woman uses thought-controlled robotic arm to drink coffee

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Last April, for the first time since she became paralyzed 15 years ago, a 58 year-old woman was able to get herself a drink of coffee – she did so via a robotic arm, which was controlled by her thoughts. Although that rather astounding feat took place over a year ago, it was just made public today, in a report published in the journal Nature. The woman was a volunteer test subject, in a clinical trial of the experimental BrainGate neural interface system. Although still very much in development, the system could someday restore mobility to people who have suffered paralysis or limb loss. .. Continue Reading Paralyzed woman uses thought-controlled robotic arm to drink coffee

Section: Robotics

Tags: Brain Computer Interface, Brown University, Disability, Implant, Robotics

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