Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel Objects With a Prosthetic Limb

Oct 14, 2016

Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel Objects With a Prosthetic Limb

Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a system that’s enabling a man with quadriplegia to experience the sensation of touch through a robotic arm that he controls with his brain.

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