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Mindwalker exoskeleton uses EEG cap to help disabled people walk again
Posted on March 13, 2013 | 3 CommentsAlthough no medical cure currently exists for spinal cord injury, paralyzed patients in the future could be able to walk again thanks to robotic exoskeleton technology, being developed all around the... -
Brain-computer interface reconnects disabled patient’s brain to his muscles (video)
Posted on January 28, 2013 | 3 CommentsAs part of the European TOBI (Tools for Brain‐computer Interaction) research project, using a brain-computer interface (BCI), scientists have found a way to help disabled people to “reconnect” their brain to their muscles in... -
Future brain spellers will let you type full words, not just letters individually
Posted on November 12, 2012 | No CommentsWith the development of a new type of brain–machine interface users in the future could be able to plan and perform a series of sequential movements more naturally. “This is different from BMIs... -
Thought-Controlled Wheelchair Successfully Passed First Clinical Trials
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsA working prototype of a wheelchair controlled by thoughts, was demonstrated live to the public in Sydney this Monday. The wheelchair can be navigated either by thoughts or automatically through crowds for a... -
Future Brain Implants Could Use Sugar as Energy Source, Self-Powered Medical Devices on the Horizon
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsMIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain... -
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... -
Bypassing Spinal Cord, New Brain-Computer Interface Sends Signals Directly from Brain to Muscles
Posted on April 22, 2012 | No CommentsMedical researchers have successfully enabled a paralyzed monkey to move its hand, by delivering messages from the brain directly to the muscles, completely bypassing the spinal cord. This is a... -
Stanford University joins BrainGate team developing brain-computer interface to aid paralyzed people
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsResearchers of Stanford University are enrolling participants in a pioneering study investigating the feasibility of people with paralysis using a technology that interfaces directly with the brain to control computer... -
Minimally Invasive BioBolt Brain Implant Converts Thoughts Into Movement
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsA brain implant developed at the University of Michigan uses the body’s skin like a conductor to wirelessly transmit the brain’s neural signals to control a computer, and may eventually... -
Thought-controlled Aviator Wheelchair Gets Innovation Award
Posted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsA thought-controlled wheelchair system from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), has been awarded III. place in the Australian Innovation Award Anthill SMART 100 Index. The Aviator wheelchair uses the... -
Breakthrough Surgery Enables Paralyzed Man to Walk Again
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsA man who was completely paralyzed below his chest has been fitted with an implant that allows him to stand, and even walk on a treadmill. ”It was the most incredible... -
Booming Progress in Mind-controlled Bionic Limb Research
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsA general overview of the current state of medical brain-computer interface technology has been posted recently by scienceline.org. It tells the story of Matt Nagle who made history by moving the mouse...
