Posts Tagged ‘paralysis’
On Bionic Eyes and Thought-Controlled Robotic Arms
In the newest case of the blurring between science fiction and science fact, we have cyborgs! Well, not completely . . . but we’re sure getting closer!
Most of the religions on the planet have a legend about a holy figure who could make the blind see and the lame walk, and now science is once again making miracles seem commonplace.
Thought-Controlled Arm (From BBC)
The BBC ran two stories recently – one based on an article in Nature about paralyzed patients using chip implants in their brains to control robotic arms, performing simple tasks, and the other based on a Nature Photonics article about retinal implants that allowed two totally blind men to perceive light and basic shapes. You can read the first story here and the second here.