Scientists Develop Robotic Hand for People with Quadriplegia
From: Medical Design Technology - 12/07/2016

Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people
with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using
a fork or drinking from a cup.

The low-cost device was tested in Spain on six people with quadriplegia
affecting their ability to grasp or manipulate objects.

By wearing a cap that measures electric brain activity and eye movement the
users were able to send signals to a tablet computer that controlled the
glove-like device attached to their hand.

Participants in the small-scale study were able to perform daily activities
better with the robotic hand than without, according to results published
Tuesday in the journal Science Robotics.

The device could also be used to help re-train the brain of stroke patients
undergoing rehabilitation. 

Read the entire article at:
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/12/scientists-develop-robotic-hand-people-quadriplegia
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2016/12/scientists-develop-robotic-hand-people-quadriplegia

Links:
Surjo R. Soekadar
https://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de/people/details/Soekadar

Science Robotics
http://robotics.sciencemag.org

Hybrid EEG/EOG-based brain/neural hand exoskeleton restores fully independent
  daily living activities after quadriplegia
http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/1/1/eaag3296

Controlling a Hand Exoskeleton with Your Mind
http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/controlling-a-hand-exoskeleton-with-your-mind