Moving Beyond Mind-Controlled Limbs to Prosthetics That Can Actually ‘Feel’

Photo credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering

“Brain-machine interface enthusiasts are intent on “closing the loop” to achieve true bionic mobility, but scientists seeking to restore functionality to paralysed patients or amputees have now extended the scope of what that means,” writes neuroscientist-turned-science writer, Shelly Fan for Singularity Hub.

Thought-controlled robotic limbs have been the main frontier so far, but the next is sensation. The race is on for bionic limbs to ‘feel as one’ with the body.

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