Professor Kevin Warwick had a chip implanted into his nervous system in 2002 to test out the robo-arm device
Posted on 07/13/2009 10:08:20 AM PDT by Stoat
The mechanical limb, which is controlled by thought alone, has a fully mobile shoulder and elbow, and a sensitive 'gripper' that mimics a human hand.
A microchip implanted in the brain is linked to a sensor in the prosthetic, which 'reads' the signals and reacts instantaneously.
Professor Kevin Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading and pioneer of the amazing new technology, said: 'It has the potential to radically change the lives of the disabled, and revolutionise the way we treat those with spinal injuries.'
Researchers have successfully tested the system with monkeys for short periods of time and have now been given the go-ahead to carry out trials on humans.
Experts hope the tests will perfect the technology and help those with spinal cord injuries, amputees or stroke victims.
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This monitors movement sensors, or neurons, and sends a signal to any external mechanism - like a robotic arm, computer cursor, or wheelchair.
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Researchers successfully tested the cyborg arm with monkeys by restraining their arms for short periods of time and offering fruit via the cyborg arm
“Professor Kevin Warwick had a chip implanted into his nervous system in 2002 to test out the robo-arm device”
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dedication
4 : self-sacrificing devotion
Unfortunately, the chip was later hacked by teenage Croatian hackers working for the mafia. /s
/johnny
We need to purchase one of these for every America-hating leftist with “White Guilt”. Maybe they will choke themselves to death.
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