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Quadriplegic patient uses brain signals to feed himself with two advanced prosthetic arms
System merging artificial intelligence, robotics, and a brain-machine interface represents major step toward restoring function and autonomy for patients without the full use of their limbs
Credit: Johns Hopkins APL Dec 28, 2020
For more than 30 years following an accident in his teens Robert Buz Chmielewski has been a quadriplegic with minimal movement and feeling in his hands and fingers. But last month he was able to manipulate two prosthetic arms with his brain and feed himself dessert.
Buz s accomplishment marks a big step toward restoring function and autonomy for patients affected by an illness or injury that results in the partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso.