Scientists Create Mind-Controlled Prosthetics That Move, Feel Sensations

Life-like artificial limbs are on the way. Two independent teams of researchers have developed prosthetic devices that behave and feel sensation just like real arms and hands. One device, implanted into the remaining bone, gives amputees a full range of movement using electrical impulses from the brain. The other invention restores the sense of touch. Artificial hands that look real have been on the market for some time. Now, researchers are creating prosthetic devices that have the sense...

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