Mind Control Monkey Moves Robot in Japan

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around the world, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The Duke team is working with the Computational Brain Project of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) on technology they hope will one day help those with paralysis regain the ability to walk. Learn more at http://www.dukemednews.duke.edu.

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[chaffel3]

Most likely they didn't want to show what they did to the monkeys (brain implants) which wouldn't look too good on the news

[dubbedcrazy]

i will volunteer if they allow me...i'm serious..........i know alot of disabled people that could benefit.

[Diabolisteen]

I think that it is a fake)))

[Pale6Horse6Rider]

this is so awesome O_O

[ufoarehere]

it's not visible , it a less then 6 cm²

[asdfkjhgfdsaghjk]

why dont u volunteer...

[nativeops]

christapheo,

why don't you go get in line then?

[goofynas11]

y, y would this be fake? Just think about what ur saying before u accuse.

[otangis]

then why not test it out on human volunteers?

Using monkeys is just cruel.

[designingpatrick]

This looks like BS. I'm not saying that it is, but the monkey isn't real, the robotics footage is looped and shows feet never making solid contact with the ground, this may as well be fake as the stupid monkey.