LifeHand, a European project to develop an implanted electrode controlled arm prosthesis just showed off it’s first human subject that used the device for an entire month. Unlike many other prostheses, Pierpaolo Petruzziello was able to use pure thought to move the fingers of the hand and perform fairly advanced tasks.
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Press release translated from Italian by Google: LIFEHAND: REALIZZATO IL PRIMO COLLEGAMENTO ‘PURO’ TRA CERVELLO E MANO BIOMECCATRONICA A CINQUE DITA INDIPENDENTI…