Researchers at the University of Minnesota claim to have made a significant breakthrough in the field of neural interfaces by creating a system which allows people to control a robotic arm using just ...

Plenty of busy people have joked about needing an extra set of hands to juggle all their tasks, and now it just might be possible. Mind-controlled prosthetic limbs have already been developed for ...

Nathan Copeland was 18 years old when he was paralyzed by a car accident in 2004. He lost his ability to move and feel most of his body, although he does retain a bit of sensation in his wrists and a ...

Of all the difficulties posed by being paralyzed from the neck down, not being able to raise a toast ranks pretty low. But some of the smallest joys in life are the sweetest—and sipping a beer can be ...

If you want to control a robot with your mind — and really, who doesn’t? — you currently have two options. You can get a brain implant, in which case your control over the robot will be smooth and ...

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company is entering its next phase of experiments: seeing if patients can move a robotic arm using their minds. In a statement posted on X-formerly Twitter — ...

President Barack Obama fist bumps a robotic arm being controlled by electrodes implanted in Nathan Copeland's brain at the University of Pittsburgh on October 13, 2016. JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty ...

TOKYO -- Fanuc has developed a robot arm system that can remotely copy the movements of skilled workers with the help of force feedback, allowing it to safely handle work that is challenging to ...

Whether it’s haptic feedback or clever brain hacks which let you walk forever in virtual reality without colliding with any real-life obstacles, it seems clear that some of the most interesting VR ...

Building a simple robot arm is a lot more straightforward than it used to be. If you have a laser cutter, or a bit of cash and don’t mind waiting for postage, there are inexpensive kits like the MeArm ...

With all the doom and gloom over the inevitable robot apocalypse, we’ve at least been able to take solace in the fact that we’ll see them coming—until today. Researchers from Northwestern University ...

Two studies published in Nature, one in monkeys and one in humans, have demonstrated the striking ability of brain–machine interfaces to restore neural control of arm and hand movements following ...