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Mind-Controlled Robot Arm Project Receives ‘Breakthrough Award’ (video)
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsYou might still remember that touching moment from a year ago, when Tim Hemmes, a quadriplegic man moved a mind-controlled robot arm just with his thoughts and was able to go... -
Touching Moment: Palm to Palm Again by Using Bionic Arm
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsTrue, a robotic arm parked next to his wheelchair did the touching, painstakingly, palm to palm. But Tim Hemmes made that arm move just by thinking about it. For the first... -
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...
