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Monkey think, robotic monkey arm do

Scientists train monkeys to control robotic arm with thoughts

By Patrick Barry

- More than 2 years ago

If these monkeys were 1970s TV stars, they would play crime-fighting cyborgs in “The Six Million Dollar Monkeys.”

Think before you eat: Electrodes implanted into this monkey's brain enabled the monkey to control a robotic arm with its thoughts, reaching out for pieces of food and putting that food in its mouth.
WHOSE ARM IS IT ANYWAY? Think before you eat: Electrodes implanted into this monkey’s brain enabled the monkey to control a robotic arm with its thoughts, reaching out for pieces of food and putting that food in its mouth.