Robotic arm used through direct neural stimulation

[Jon Stratis]

I thought this was pretty cool... researchers have been able to implant a chip on the surface of the brain, allowing a quadriplegic to directly control a robotic arm as though it were his own.

http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-204_162-....html?tag=page

Hemmes, paralyzed in a motorcycle accident seven years ago, recently made a robotic arm move just by thinking about it. Hemmes had a chip implanted on the surface of his brain that reads his intention to move his paralyzed arm and sends that instruction instead to an advanced bionic arm.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-204_162-...#ixzz1aOVHUjZA