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DARPA’s cutting edge prosthesis research results in new nerve and muscle interfaces (video)
Posted on June 5, 2013 | No CommentsLast time we reported on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), they were collaborating with neuroscientists to allow a quadriplegic woman to control a robotic arm. That isn’t all... -
Brain-controlled robotic arm lets quadriplegic woman feed herself chocolate (video)
Posted on December 17, 2012 | No CommentsA woman paralyzed from the neck down has been able to feed herself chocolate and move everyday items using a brain-controlled robotic arm. Aided by tiny electronic implants in her brain she... -
DARPA’s Military Suicide Predictor Envisions Minority Report In Real Life
Posted on October 2, 2012 | 1 CommentSuicides among American soldiers have outnumbered combat deaths in Afghanistan throughout much of this year. The frightening trend has inspired the U.S. military to start working on a Minority Report-style future... -
DARPA’s Threat Detection System Combines 120-megapixel Camera With B-Alert EEG Headset
Posted on September 19, 2012 | No CommentsFour years ago DARPA launched a program aiming to dramatically improve soldiers’ awareness of their surroundings. CT2WS (Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System) is a portable visual threat detection device that integrates different technologies such... -
DEKA Upper-Limb Prosthesis Offers More Motion With Less Thought
Posted on June 6, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough this prosthesis is not brainwave-controlled – the patient moves it using his or her feet – but the system proudly holds the title of ‘most advanced robotic arm’. The... -
BrainGate Amazes Again: Paralyzed Woman Moves Thought-Controlled Robotic Arm (video)
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsThe BrainGate neural interface has been under development since 2002. During its first decade it has proven many times that implanted brain-computer interfaces could offer real hope to paralysed patients and to bionic technology. Last... -
Brain-computer Interface Research for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries Funded by $800,000
Posted on March 8, 2011 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for two projects that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries to test if it is possible... -
Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Arm First to Pass Speedy Approval Process
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsToday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed the Innovation Pathway, a priority review program for new, breakthrough medical devices and announced the first submission: a brain-controlled, upper-extremity prosthetic...
