Mind Controlled Robotic Limbs

Zidor
2 min readJul 9, 2023

From Fiction to Reality

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Imagine having the ability to control a robot using just your thoughts. It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s becoming a reality thanks to a special technology called brain-machine interfaces. This amazing innovation allows people who have lost their limbs to control robotic limbs with their minds.

With a brain-machine interface, you can make the robotic limb move just like a real arm or leg. It’s like having a new limb that you can control with your thoughts. This means you can do all sorts of things like picking up objects, playing sports, and even dancing!

What’s really cool is that the robotic limb feels just like a real limb. It can sense things like how hard an object is, what its texture feels like, and even its temperature. So when you touch something with the robotic limb, it feels like you’re touching it with your own hand or foot.

This technology is a big deal because it helps people who have lost their limbs feel more independent and have a better quality of life. It allows them to do things they couldn’t do before and feel more connected to their bodies.

But brain-machine interfaces don’t just help people who have lost their limbs. They can also be used to make special suits called exoskeletons. These suits can give people superhuman…

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