NEW YORK – Using only her thoughts, Cathy Hutchinson, paralyzed for 15 years, directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in ...

People with severe paralysis are now using implanted brain chips to move robotic arms using nothing but their thoughts, ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, enabling individuals with paralysis to control robotic devices through thought ...

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, ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm that receives signals from his brain via a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by ...

Nathan Spencer started learning how to drive around 16 years old just like everyone else. His mother took him to a local church parking lot and let him practice in her old Honda Civic. But while most ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop ...

The MYOMA Brace for Stroke Survivor's Paralyzed Arm will be the topic of the regular monthly meeting of the BMC Stroke Support Group at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. The group meets on the sixth floor of ...

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 ...