Controlling a Robot With Your Mind

Brain implants, a robotic arm, thought control ? it sounds far out. But in Brown University?s BrainGate experiment, the combination worked. Scientists helped stroke survivor Cathy Hutchinson train her mind, a computer, and a robotic arm to work together to perform a simple task her own body hasn?t been capable of since 1996: raising a cup of coffee to her mouth, and drinking it.

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