A Paralyzed Woman Flew an F-35 Fighter Jet in a Simulator – Using Only Her Mind
By Abby Phillip Over at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, also known as DARPA, there are some pretty amazing (and often top-secret) things going on. But one notable component of a DARPA project was revealed by a Defense Department official at a recent forum, and it is the stuff of science fiction movies. According to DARPA […]
Thumbs Up: Mind-Controlled Robot Arm Wins at Rock-Paper-Scissors
Jan Scheuermann was the first patient to try out a new mind-controlled robot arm being developed at the University of Pittsburgh. Scheuermann, 55, is paralyzed from the neck down by a degenerative condition. She made news at the end of 2012 when she fed herself a bar of chocolate using the arm.
Paralysed Woman Moves Robot With Her Mind
Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-machine interface ever developed, she can steer a robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her morning coffee.
Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Her Mind
“Cathy Hutchinson used a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink coffee.” By Katie Moisse Cathy Hutchinson is one of two tetraplegic patients able to reach and grasp with a robotic limb linked to tiny sensor in her brain, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. The device, called BrainGate, bypasses the nerve circuits broken by […]
Mind Control
as he moves the onscreen paddle to block the ball. “C’mon – here you go,” he says, sending a wicked angle shot ricocheting down the screen and past my defense. “Yes!” he says in triumph, his voice hoarse from the ventilator that helps him breathe. “Let’s go again, dude.”
