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Mike Holt - Electricity Changes Lives
Electricity Changes Lives
Electricity Changes Lives
This paralyzed woman uses electrical current and her mind to move a robotic arm. Electricity is not just for the light bulb, it's implications and ability to change lives is endless. What a wonderful field to be a part of.
Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-machine interface ever developed, she can steer a robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her morning coffee. The interface includes a sensor implanted in Cathy's brain, which 'reads' her thoughts, and a decoder, which turns her thoughts into instructions for the robotic arm. In this video, watch Cathy control the arm and hear from the team behind the pioneering study.
Click here to view the video of this amazing feat.
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I was drinking a soda when I watched the video. When I lifted it to drink, I spontaneously said thank you God for being able to do this without help. Awesome technology.
It is Wonderful to see the Joy in her face in being able to do this. It brings to attention one of our great minds Stephen Hawking and what he has had to endure.
