Justplain
4th October 2019, 19:16
(this is probably the only type of tolerable use of computer to human implants, IMHO)
A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled by signals from his brain.
With a ceiling-mounted harness for balance, the 28-year-old tetraplegic patient used a system of sensors implanted near his brain to send messages to move all four of his paralyzed limbs after a two-year-long trial of the whole-body exoskeleton.
The results, published in The Lancet Neurology journal on Thursday, bring doctors a step closer to one day being able to help paralyzed patients drive computers using brain signals alone, according to researchers who led the work.
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiQGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNiYy5jYS9uZXdzL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvcGFyYWx5emVkLW1hbi13YWxrcy0xLjUzMDg3MznSASBodHRw czovL3d3dy5jYmMuY2EvYW1wLzEuNTMwODczOQ?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen
A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled by signals from his brain.
With a ceiling-mounted harness for balance, the 28-year-old tetraplegic patient used a system of sensors implanted near his brain to send messages to move all four of his paralyzed limbs after a two-year-long trial of the whole-body exoskeleton.
The results, published in The Lancet Neurology journal on Thursday, bring doctors a step closer to one day being able to help paralyzed patients drive computers using brain signals alone, according to researchers who led the work.
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiQGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNiYy5jYS9uZXdzL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvcGFyYWx5emVkLW1hbi13YWxrcy0xLjUzMDg3MznSASBodHRw czovL3d3dy5jYmMuY2EvYW1wLzEuNTMwODczOQ?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen