Brain Implant-Controlled Robots From: Medical Designn Technology - 04/24/2015 In 1997, Cathy Hutchinson suffered a brainstem stroke that left her paralyzed from the neck down. But in 2011, she was able to pick up a bottle of coffee, bring it to her mouth and drink from it again. Hutchinson, who was 58 at the time, didn’t regain control over her hands. She did it by moving a robotic arm with her thoughts. In 2011, Cathy Hutchinson her first sip of coffee on her own in 15 years. She brought the coffee to her lips by controlling a robotic arm with her thoughts. Read the entire article and view a video (3:31) at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/04/photos-day-brain-implant-controlled-robots Links: BrainGate http://www.braingate2.org People with paralysis control robotic arms using brain-computer interface https://news.brown.edu/articles/2012/05/braingate2 Mind-Controlled Robots Take Directions from Tiny Brain Implants http://www.pddnet.com/news/2015/05/mind-controlled-robots-take-directions-tiny-brain-implants