Cathy Hutchinson used a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink coffee. May 16, 2012— -- A 58-year-old woman paralyzed by a stroke was all smiles after sipping her cinnamon latte with the help of a ...

When Matt Nagle plays Pong on his computer, people watch with amazement. He doesn't win all the games, and most of the time he plays against himself, but he doesn't use his hands or any other part of ...

King of brings new meaning to "What will they think of next?" now that CyberKinetics have developed BrainGate, a device that allows people to control computers entirely by their thoughts. Using a ...

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (September 10, 2020) -- Tufts University, together with alumnus Jeff Stibel and his partners, today announced the donation of BrainGate, Inc. ("BrainGate") and its patented ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- In a recent experiment, a woman suffering from A.L.S. was able to express her thoughts by typing on a screen, not with her fingers but with her brain waves. She was able to ...

In recent years, a brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by the US BrainGate consortium has allowed people to control a robotic arm and to type, using only their thoughts. Now, a group of paralyzed ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Demonstrating an important milestone for the longevity and utility of implanted brain-computer interfaces, a woman with tetraplegia using the investigational ...

Scientists around the world are working on solutions that will help people who have paralysis to lead a more normal life. With the popularity of smartphones and tablets, one of the routine tasks that ...

Researchers in Boston and at Brown University, as a part of the research project "Braingate," are using a tiny brain implant to allow severely paralyzed or "locked-in" patients to move a computer ...

The dream of being able to control objects using just our minds has taken a step closer to reality after scientists released the latest results of their BrainGate trials. In two separate tests, ...