A robotic arm that can feel sensation!
Q. First robotic arm capable of touch and sensation has been developed by which Brazilian project?- Published on 17 Oct 16a. Walk Again Project
b. Walk Still Project
c. Walk Alive Project
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Walk Again Project
A 28-year-old man left paralysed by a car accident has been able to feel a sensation for the first time, after a robotic arm was directly connected to his brain in the world’s first breakthrough.
- Nathan Copeland has been able to feel using a robotic arm as it is connected to micro electrodes about half the size of a shirt button that were surgically implanted in his brain
- Prior to the operation, imaging techniques were first used to identify the places in in the fingers and palms which correspond to feelings
- Discovery that people can regain some sensations using a so-called computer brain interface could revolutionise the treatment of paralysis
- This development was part of the Walk Again Project in Brazil will left people paralysed by severe spinal cord injuries could recover the ability to move their legs after the exoskeleton was trained linked to the brain
- Project aimed at enabling people to walk by controlling the exoskeleton with their minds
- The ultimate goal is to create a system which moves and feels like a natural arm would
