A mind-controlled robotic arm detects nerve signals

robotic arm

The robotic is one of the parts of science where more progress is being made. Until recently, the robotic arms that could be implanted did not have the ability to do the most basic movements, in an unnatural way.

The new discoveries of robotic arms, they can be connected to the human body, through nerves or muscles of the stump.

Among the issues to be improved is the fact that, When an arm is amputated, most of the nerves and muscles are damaged. This makes the options of achieving a XNUMX% connection with the artificial arm very limited.

The robotic arm's connection to the nervous system

With this connection of the robotic arm to the nerves, it will be possible these prostheses are integrated in a more intuitive way and are controlled through our mind.

In the process, a chip will connect where the motor nerves of the spine are intact. A series of defined algorithms and parameters will interpret these signals generated by the nerve. These signals will be converted into commands, which in turn will be interpreted by the robot arm.

robotic arms

Successful tests

These new chips have been successfully tested on many volunteers. The result is that these people could move their arm and also flex it. It has been achieved that they can move and rotate the elbow, even actuate the wrists, opening and closing the fingers.

Despite these successes, there is still a long way to go until these robotic arms are available in hospitals. However, the future time is approaching when more orders can be programmed in the robotic prosthesis, achieving more and more versatility.

These advances are leading to expectations about the application of prostheses to other members of the body. They are decisive steps towards creating robotic limbs that are XNUMX% functional.
Image sources: UnoCero /  PDM Mobile Digital Products


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