Using two tiny brain implants and a robotic arm, Erik Sorto, whose arms and legs are paralyzed, can lift a beer bottle from a table and bring it smoothly to his mouth to take a sip. The implants rest in a brain region that plans out movements.
Read more: http://bit.ly/SN_Sorto
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Images courtesy of Spencer Kellis and Christian Klaes/Caltech
Video courtesy of Caltech
Reported by Meghan Rosen; Produced by Ashley Yeager
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