BRAIN-CONTROLLED BIONIC LEGS ARE FINALLY HERE

BRAIN-CONTROLLED BIONIC LEGS ARE FINALLY HERE
“Now, at age 48, Olafsson can move his ankle by thinking about it. When the electrical impulse from his brain reaches the base of his leg, a pair of sensors embedded in his muscle tissue connect the neural dots, and wirelessly transmit that signal to the Proprio Foot. Since the command reaches the foot before the wearer’s residual muscles actually contract, there’s no unnatural lag between intention and action."

Article:
http://www.popsci.com/brain-controlled-bionic-legs-are-here-no-really

What's PROPRIO FOOT?
http://www.ossur.com/prosthetic-solutions/bionic-technology/proprio-foot

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