LONDON – A paralyzed man was able to feed himself for the first time in eight years, after doctors implanted sensors in his brain that sent signals to his arm. Bill Kochevar was paralyzed from the ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays ...

The goal is a Star Trek-like melding of mind and machine, combining what's considered the most humanlike bionic arm to date - even the fingers bend like real ones - with tiny chips implanted in the ...

New research could soon help patients suffering from years of paralysis once again feel the shape of an object. This accomplishment is a massive leap forward for electrical brain stimulation and has ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have created a device that allowed a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm through his thoughts. The study, which was funded by the National Institute of Health ...

A paralyzed man bound to a wheelchair is now able to fetch water and food for himself with the help of an AI assisted sensor fitted on the surface of his brain, that remembers how to command his robot ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a system that helps patients learn to move their paralyzed arms and hands quickly after a stroke. This requires targeted ...

WASHINGTON, 16 December (BelTA - Xinhua) - With a specialized non-invasive brain cap, millions of people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases may have a chance to control a robotic arm ...

After suffering a stroke 15 years ago, Cathy Hutchinson was left paralyzed, unable to speak and completely dependent on a caregiver. But scientists have now enabled her to perform complex tasks by ...

Using BrainGate, the world's most advanced brain-computer interface, a woman with quadriplegia has used a mind-controlled robot arm to serve herself coffee -- an act she hasn't been able to perform ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a cup of coffee and guide it to her mouth where she sipped from a straw, the first drink ...

PITTSBURGH -- Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend's hand. Such ordinary acts -- but a milestone for a paralyzed man. True, a robotic arm parked next to his wheelchair did the touching, ...