Robotic hand wired directly into the brain allowing paralysed man to feel

A new advanced robotic hand that is wired directly into the brain has been successfully tested, allowing paralysed man to "feel".

The 28-year-old man, who has been paralysed for more than a decade after a spinal-cord injury, had electrodes from the prosthetic hand inserted into his sensory and motor cortexes. This allowed him to both control the hand with thought and sense when the fingers of the hand were touched individually.

Revolutionizing Prosthetics - Drinking from a Water Bottle

Volunteers on DARPA's Revolutionizing Prosthetics program test out early versions of the DEKA Arm System. One volunteer, who is missing both arms, even uses the advanced prosthesis to drink from a plastic water bottle, an especially difficult task for a prosthetic limb considering that water bottles are often slippery, easily deform, and contain moving contents. #DARPABiT

(Video courtesy of DEKA Research & Development)