Man Controls Robotic Hand with Mind

For a month, 27 year old Pierpaolo Petruzziello's amputated arm was connected to a robotic limb, allowing him to feel sensations and control the arm with his thoughts. The conducted experiment brings the concept of the bionic man to reality which was long envisioned by science fiction writers. Using only the mind to control a bio-mechanical hand connected to the nervous system, four miniature electrodes were surgically implanted in the amputated arm, the prostetic itself was not implanted but only connected through wired electrodes that help recognize and control the bionic hand. Although similar experiments have previously been attempted, project researchers said this is the first time a patient has been able to make such complex movements in a bio-mechanical hand using only his mind.