Guy controls robotic arm so says scientists

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gorocks99

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Dec 2, 2009 5:41 PM
They've made it happen before (controlling a robotic prosthetic with brain waves), although I'm skeptical as well if this is really as big a breakthrough as they're making it out to be.
Dec 2, 2009 5:41pm
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raiderbuck

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Dec 2, 2009 5:54 PM
Crazy. I was just talking to my sister about this. She's an engineer for a medical equipment manufacturer and she sat through a seminar that discussed mind controlled robotic prosthetics. At the time, they were using chimps with microchips in their brains that would communicate with the robots. I thought she was full of it, but apparently these kinds of medical breakthroughs are real.
Dec 2, 2009 5:54pm
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This_DJ_3

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Dec 2, 2009 8:16 PM
i bet one of these will cost you an arm and a leg!!
Dec 2, 2009 8:16pm
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Sykotyk

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Dec 2, 2009 9:39 PM
This_DJ_3 wrote: i bet one of these will cost you an arm and a leg!!
Funny. But don't quit your day job :p
Dec 2, 2009 9:39pm