People with paralysis control robotic arms to reach and grasp using brain computer interface
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space with robotic arms that they controlled directly with brain activity. They used the BrainGate neural interface system, an investigational device currently being studied under an IDE. One participant used the system to serve herself coffee for the first time since becoming paralyzed nearly 15 years ago.