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  • British scientists develop a cyborg arm that is controlled by thoughts alone

    07/13/2009 10:08:20 AM PDT · by Stoat · 5 replies · 1,177+ views
    The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | July 13, 2009
    A Terminator-like cyborg arm could offer new hope to amputees and victims of paralysis.   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...