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Paralyzed man uses mind-powered robot arm to touch (AP)

10/10/2011 majac Your Health Matters

This handout frame grab from video, provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), taken Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, shows Katie Schaffer getting a high-five from a mechanical prosthetic arm during a testing sessions at a UPMC research facility in Pittsburgh. Tim Hemmes had a chip implanted on the surface of his brain that reads his intention to move his paralyzed arm and sends that instruction instead to an advanced bionic arm. The goal is to create mind-controlled prosthetics to restore some independence to the paralyzed. (AP Photo/UPMC)AP – Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend’s hand. Such ordinary acts — but a milestone for a paralyzed man.

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