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'Mind reading' tech lets amputees control robotic arms with their brain power alone

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University of Minnesota have created a new AI-powered system that enables people to control robot arms using their brain impulses.Current prosthetics rely on small muscle impulses higher up in the arm, which can produce inaccurate results and require invasive surgeries as well as techniques that are hard for patients to learn and start using quickly.However, this new system uses brain waves to give patients full control of the prosthetic, making them much easier to use and require very little surgical intervention.Research scientists Jules Anh Tuan Nguyen said that the new prosthetic arms are 'a lot more intuitive' than other systems.He said: "With [other] prosthetic systems, when amputees want to move a finger, they don't actually think about moving a finger.

They're trying to activate the muscles in their arms, since that's what the system reads."Because of that, these systems require a lot of learning and practice.

For our technology, because we interpret the nerve signal directly, it knows the patient's intention. If they want to move a finger, all they have to do is think about moving that finger."All it requires is a small, implantable neural chip which can detect brain impulses and convert those signals into instructions for the appendage.These chips could one day give people the ability to control anything, from a car to a phone, using their minds..It is similar technology to that being worked on by Elon Musk through his Neuralink company.The eccentric billionaire has previously claimed that brain chip technology is "less than five years away" and could be used to cure tinnitus and even morbid obesity..

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