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Mind-controlled robotic arm lets people with paralysis touch and feel
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“He was able to use it to feel things
Charles M. Grensbon, University of Chicago
Two people with paralysis in their hands were able to restore their temporary sense of touch and feel the chicken, thanks to the stimulation of the electrical brain. Today’s approach with spinal cord injuries can help perform daily activities by controlling an automatic arm that looks like their own.
There were previous efforts to restore touch by stimulating the brain, but they were Raw. “These were …