An der Johns Hopkins Universität wird im Applied Physics Laboratory eine gedankengesteurte Roboterarm-Prothese entwickelt. Ein Prototyp ist bereits fertiggestellt, als nächstes gehts um die Schnittstelle im Gehirn:
"The final design—the MPL—offers 22 degrees of motion, including independent movement of each finger, in a package that weighs about nine pounds, the weight of a natural limb. Providing nearly as much dexterity as a natural limb, the MPL is capable of unprecedented mechanical agility, and is designed to respond to a user’s thoughts ... The team will develop implantable micro-arrays used to record brain signals and stimulate the brain. It also will conduct experiments and clinical trials to demonstrate the ability to use implantable neural interfaces safely and effectively to control a prosthesis, and optimize arm control and sensory feedback algorithms that enable dexterous manipulation through the use of a neuro-prosthetic limb." APL gets funding to test thought-controlled prosthetic limb (via io9)Apropos Prothese: Papproboter-Arme, die man bei Etsy kaufen kann. (via Boing Boing)
