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 Amputee Controls Prosthetic Hand with MindAn Italian man who lost his left forearm in an automobile accident was successfully connected to a robotic hand that was controlled by his mind and which allowed him to feel sensations in the artificial limb. At the start of the monthlong experiment, Pierpaolo Petruzziello, a 26-year-old amputee, had electrodes implanted in the nerves of what remained of his left arm. Over time, he learned to wiggle the robotic fingers independently, make a fist, grab objects, and make other movements. Experts say this experiment is a significant step forward in the development of a viable interface between the human nervous system and prosthetic limbs. More...
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I've now read about controlling wheelchair motion and a prosthetic hand with one's mind. This technology seems impossible to me as a layman, but it is just phenomenal that this industry is advancing in this way. Make room for robocop...he's just around the corner.
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Soooo cool!!!
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 http://www.fugue.us/Beast_five_hand-1.gif"/> this could go far
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 this could go far
"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon" Suzanne Ertz
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pedro wrote:this could go far Wait until this technology becomes wireless!
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