Machines That Translate Wants into Actions
Scientific American April 2019
A new generation of brain-machine interface can deduce what a person wants
I get goose bumps every time I see it. A paralyzed volunteer sits in a wheelchair while controlling a computer or robotic limb just with his or her thoughts—a demonstration of a brain-machine interface (BMI) in action.
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