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Video: Robot arm controlled by brain of quadriplegic woman

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Jan Scheuermann uses a robotic arm, wrist and hand to feed herself in this video provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Scheuermann, a quadriplegic, controlled the arm using a brain-computer interface following surgery to implant electrodes on her brain.

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Video: Robot arm controlled by brain of quadriplegic woman

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Jan Scheuermann uses a robotic arm, wrist and hand to feed herself in this video provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Scheuermann, a quadriplegic, controlled the arm using a brain-computer interface following surgery to implant electrodes on her brain.

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