Monkey Think, Monkey Do--With a Robotic Arm [News]
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 13:29
in Health & Medicine
Researchers report that monkeys fed themselves using robotic arms controlled mentally--no joystick required. The findings, reported today in Nature, suggest that patients with neuromuscular disorders, spinal cord injuries or lost limbs may one day be able to use their own brain power to operate prosthetics to carry out routine tasks. [More]