The journal Nature is reporting that in an experiment, monkeys were able to feed themselves using a robotic arm controlled with their brain waves. The technology has promise for paralyzed humans — but ...

This new method was developed by researchers from Johns Hopkins University, which enabled a man with partial arm paralysis to feed himself using the brain-machine-powered bionic arms. As reported ...

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Researchers have developed a virtual robotic limb system which can be operated by users' feet in a virtual environment as extra, or supernumerary, limbs. After training, users reported feeling like ...

The Chinese space station, Tiangong, has recently added a new arm inside its Mengitan experiment module that is focused on assisting astronauts in their studies and research. This goes alongside the ...