Technological developments have come a long way as today there is a solution to almost everything. Researchers have now come up with a unique robotic arm which can be controlled by our mind. A video by the Carnegie Mellon University has been released which shows how the robotic arm is tracking the computer cursor.

A group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University collaborated with the University of Minnesota for this innovative development which can be a great help for people with mobility issues and paralysis problem.

A noninvasive brain-computer interface has been used to develop the mind-controlled robotic arm.

In a news write-up by College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, it has been mentioned that robotic devices can be used to do various tasks when controlled with high precision. But, till now BCIs successful in continuously controlling robotic arms have used invasive brain implants. And in order to install as well as operate them properly, these implants need a considerable amount of medical and surgical expertise.

The department head and professor of biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Bin He spoke about the importance of noninvasive in the write-up as he said: “There have been major advances in mind-controlled robotic devices using brain implants. It’s excellent science. “But noninvasive is the ultimate goal. Advances in neural decoding and the practical utility of noninvasive robotic arm control will have major implications on the eventual development of noninvasive neurorobotics.”

The groundbreaking innovation tells us how forward this world has become and what a great development it is.

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