Two people who are virtually paralyzed from the neck down have learned to manipulate a robotic arm with just their thoughts, using it to reach out and grab objects. One of them, a woman, was able to retrieve a bottle containing coffee and drink it from a straw — the first time she had served herself since her stroke 15 years earlier, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Think of the implications!
I mean, how many times have you been watching a baseball game and thought to yourself, "Gee, I sure wish I had a beer right about now, but I don't want to miss this at-bat." What if you could just think it, and a beer would magically come out of the fridge and make its way through the air to your outstretched hand? Wouldn't that be cool?
What's next, time travel?
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