Fourth Industrial Revolution

Amputees could soon use a brain implant to move robotic limbs

The DEKA Arm System is pictured in this Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) handout image released May 9, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can perform multiple, simultaneous movements, an advance over the metal hook currently in use. REUTERS/DARPA/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Neuroscientists have found that long-term amputees are able to control robotic limbs with a brain implant. Image: REUTERS/DARPA

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