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October 31, 2010

Robotic Limbs that Plug into the Brain

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By Emily Singer, Technology Review

A new generation of much more sophisticated and lifelike prosthetic arms, sponsored by the Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), may be available within the next five to 10 years. Two different prototypes that move with the dexterity of a natural limb and can theoretically be controlled just as intuitively–with electrical signals recorded directly from the brain–are now beginning human tests.

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/26622/?p1=A4

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