Paralysed woman moves robot with her mind - by Nature Video

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Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-machine interface ever developed, she can steer a robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her morning coffee. The interface includes a sensor implanted in Cathy's brain, which 'reads' her thoughts, and a decoder, which turns her thoughts into instructions for the robotic arm. In this video, watch Cathy control the arm and hear from the team behind the pioneering study.
The original research paper is here: www.nature.com/nature/journal/v485/n7398/full/nature11076.html
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@jaimegarcia9088 10 лет назад

That smile is worth every second and penny spent into this research. =)

@Eldel15 10 лет назад

When she smiled it made me cry. Individuals such as these deserve technology such as this! :)

@vanksism 12 лет назад

She smiled when she got her coffee! Amazing technology and it completely lifts the spirit at the thought of it helping someone in need.

@defiantBlaze 12 лет назад

Indeed, this was amazing. It's too complex to think about this: how you can control something completely external, with many angles of possible movement, using only your brain and your concentration, and manage to do something like this. Bravo to the development team, bravo to Cathy.

@eitannovo 12 лет назад

Most touching smile I've ever seen! Congrats on performing that feat - on being able to serve yourself and on helping science progress so critically!

@YOSUP315 10 лет назад

The future is here! We've cracked open the gate to this new world combining mind and machine, the possibilities are endless.

@Rhunyen 12 лет назад

Awesome! My dad, a paraplegic of some 22 years, would have been amazed by this if he'd live to see the day.

@Lotridus 12 лет назад

Hats off to the researchers and everyone working on this. Keep up the good work!

@Trubishka 8 лет назад

It doesn't look perfect and astonishing but look at her smile after she was capable to drink that coffee using her own will. I think that deserves a big thumb up! :) I hope the tehnology will be even more developed in the future.

@ierapetra23 12 лет назад

Good work guys really proud of the whole team..Briliant minds working for the sake of helping others..Job well done!!

@4damskii 10 лет назад

I've seen it used alot here in the comments, but "amazing" is really the right word.

@softerthandough 12 лет назад

wow! that smile on her face is soo touching. the way we take our own limbs for granted... i am glad that victims of paralysis can have their limbs back, albeit in a roundabout way.

@Casualbystander 3 года назад

Unbelievable. Even crazier that this was so long ago, and I’m just learning about this in my neuroscience class. I can only imagine what’s next!

@skit555 11 лет назад

One of the most epic thing on the internet! When I think about the complexity of those systems, I'm just amazed by the abilities of those searchers!

@KushalAshok 12 лет назад

That is fantastic. I hope such researches go on successfully.

@pennipete 12 лет назад

Wow! Her smile makes it all so worth it!

@amh426 12 лет назад

I shed some tears looking at this. Amazing!!!!

@wsLy043 12 лет назад

Indeed it is amazing and hard. Glad that some people are researching and developing this. It helps these people to do things that they wouldn't be able to do anymore.

@ffuriati 12 лет назад

I saw this video in another website and just came here to check it out what I thought: this is the first nice video with no dislikes!! :)

@variasdiaz 11 лет назад

Es un avance importante en la aplicación del conocimiento de las neurociencias, informática y rabótica a la salud y a la esperanza de personas con limitaciones y para aquellos que creemos en el esfuerzo del ser humano por superar las dificultades. Es un buen ejemplo de la coordinación y el trabajo en equipo al servicio de la salud.

@Omne118 12 лет назад

You and I both, my friend. This is what I find so beautiful about science and technology.

@jamdev12 12 лет назад

Awesome!!! Great job to the people who worked on this project. One small step for men, women and children. One giant leap for mankind. Though of course I can't help myself think of the destructive ways some people will use this tech in the future. Discovery of the atom was a remarkable feat, but also one that brought the darker side of our specie's desire for knowledge, but for the wrong reasons.

@MrNico1310 12 лет назад

Congratulations to the research team

@ipadm 11 лет назад

I can't imagine that I live in this time!! Incredible!

@rhondah1587 12 лет назад

Fantastic accomplishment here. I'd like to see them work on a device that could be implanted in the spinal cord that would bridge whatever gap that was created by injury so that these people could ultimately have the use of their own limbs restored. It would seem possible for the right technical person to invent.

@tangerinealarm 12 лет назад

This is just wonderful, amazing, brilliant. It makes me want to become a scientist, this sort of thing used to be science fiction and now there's a woman controlling a robot arm with her mind! Her mind controlling a robot arm! It's just mind blowing.

@teweldemat 12 лет назад

I have never seen a robot arm moving so gracefully.

@douglaszanca194 11 лет назад

Que maravilhosa é a capacidade do ser humano em criar dispositivos que possam auxiliar uma pessoa com algum tipo de necessidade, mais oque considero mais extraordinário é a superação do ser humano, essa vontade de viver e mostrar pra si mesmo que é capaz de fazer oque parece impossível, deixar para trás toda sua impotência diante de algumas adversidades e buscar força, ter coragem e crer que é possível. Isso é maravilhoso, é digno de grande respeito, é uma demonstração de que a vida vale a pena.

@Gunnabee 12 лет назад

Great work Cathy! All the best..

@jono_craztech 12 лет назад

Why not pre-set the robotic movements on the screen and then let patience to use coursers to select those pre-set movements on the screen?

@Ved3sten 8 лет назад

how could someone dislike this?

@morganfreeman8451 6 лет назад

some people want them to stay crippled. jeez u in ur little bubble m8

@JeffBilkins 12 лет назад

THAT'S UNCLEAR BUT SHE STILL LIKED IT I MEAN THE SMILE ON SIP SEEMED GENUINE ENOUGH

@lkdriver22 12 лет назад

Very cool! Is the robot arm developed by the DLR?

@opeoluwaomikunle1049 2 года назад

her smile is everything

@dw807 11 лет назад

It seems to me that when she becomes accustom to the control interface she could work as an industrial robot programmer, working from home through the internet. Every task she makes the arm perform is a program she has written herself.

@Teh1337H4x0rz111 12 лет назад

Professor X's style! Jokes aside, I think this is truly fantastic! I only regret the fact that it's still in experimental stages and when released, will obviously be quite expensive.

@SuperGroundControl 12 лет назад

Well done to all scientists and doctors that work for the betterment of all man kind.

@TheGezongaz 12 лет назад

Her smile when drinking the coffee is amazing

@EclipZeMuzik 6 лет назад

i really like this keep up the good work!

@Kurohoshita 12 лет назад

Wow, that is seriously AMAZING! This REALLY blows my mind :D The only thing I'm wondering about is..How would that work concretely in the future, so that tetraplegic people can use those devices on their own?You can't just amputate the arm and implant these devices,right? Oh well, I know we're still very far from that actually happening, but it would be great if you could eventually use that concept to create mind-controlled legs for paralyzed people and make them completely independent again :)

@Venckman 12 лет назад

Yeah, me too. It was beautiful, and so moving to watch.

@gigaslave 12 лет назад

What has Science done? It has helped her, that's what! Totally funding this if possible.

@A2JakeSauce 10 лет назад

Listen up! If u can do this with a robot arm, you can use this in Virtual Reality games. Yes it is a help to use these for paralyzed people, but you can definitely use it for vr games.

@canadianbachelor7034 10 лет назад

Ya but for for games you have to go both ways, you have to feel stuff

@A2JakeSauce 10 лет назад

just seeing and doing is close enough for now, we can feel the stuff later

@isply 7 лет назад

It's fantastic. I think everyday that the future is already there. Look at her smile! Im happy :)

@DFTVCO 12 лет назад

Biomeds + Technology = A beautiful SMILE

@motherdub897 12 лет назад

AMAZING !!!! Do you guys really understand what does it exactly mean ?? For our futur.... incredible...

@KainyStyle 12 лет назад

This is amazing! Go science!

@Nipponing 12 лет назад

Nothing super-new but it's amazing, once we invent a way to use brainwave stronger when interacting with machines this type of technology will change the worlds environment. I hope that when I'm old I can control my TV with my mind.

@zoopyjoobles 11 лет назад

Great comment!

@Fimwind 11 лет назад

You stole my thoughts. Manly tears fell on my cheeks.

@daviddaviscrawford3669 6 лет назад

brought me to tears

@charmainelim8251 11 лет назад

The robot hand is a very good invention!

@TJ90041 10 лет назад

why the dislikes

@sslaxx 10 лет назад

Trolls, idiots, people who're opposed to this on religious and/or ethical grounds... who knows, take your pick.

@MrFuntzel 9 лет назад

sslaxx Why do people always pick on religion? I'm religious and yet i find this beautiful. It would be unethical and selfish to prevent someone who is disabled from doing everyday things. Nowhere in any religion does it really say 'don't help the disabled'.

@sslaxx 9 лет назад

No it does not. But some people are, well... less than rational, and enjoy nothing better than to twist things to support their own warped viewpoints.

@MrFuntzel 9 лет назад

True I agree with that, I'm religious but I have to say a lot of 'religious' people, especially those claiming to be superior in religion and somewhat leaders have a backwards way of thinking and sadly pretend they're representatives of my religion giving it a bad image for other people.

@morganfreeman8451 6 лет назад

they should stay crippled, i bet non of them are paying for their robotics anyways. tax payer money. my money. better spent on parks for the kids init bruv.

@lfoseid 12 лет назад

This isn't a commercial for a robotic arm, its just research. How do you think new technology is developed. I cant believe you've found something negative to say about this.

@omkar415star 11 лет назад

How is it even possible that Brain can control things outside our body parts? If this is true then its a great invention!

@Snowpanel 12 лет назад

This is beautiful.

@MKultradude 12 лет назад

I agree this is great. The conflict occurs when people start to think they are gods because humanity is able to create awesome things like this.

@MerjaSaarela 10 лет назад

Amazing. Absolutely great!

@Paikerchu13 12 лет назад

@JuanSebastia I'm pretty sure they explained that she needs to think about the motion of her arm.

@attackofyames 12 лет назад

interesting, (not sarcasm) you put a lot of thought and research into this.

@SpongygurlPGS 12 лет назад

Cathy is so cute, she seems like a wonderful woman. The machine seems to be very beneficial.

@TheKingdomOfDragons 12 лет назад

that was truly awesome you people are doing great things :)

@siner99alex 12 лет назад

Theres the sensor, the decoder and...what was the third part of the interface?

@TheRealAbrahamLincoln 12 лет назад

I've watched this video three times. If 3:27 doesn't bring a tear to your eye, you aren't human.

@HealthInsuranceGB 12 лет назад

wow! a brilliant video!

@technoholic562 12 лет назад

3:46 brought the biggest smile to my face. :')

@PinkProgram 12 лет назад

Maybe you should wait for amunculus prosthetics. A living machine that fully integrates with your body like a symbiote ;3

@anitafo 12 лет назад

do you have any idea how much work this was? how many people worked countless hours to invent a computer that can interpret what your brain tells it and translate that into a mechanical movement?? Nobody denies that there is still a lot left to be done, but there is no need to discredit a lot of hard work and an impressive feat that could change many lives.

@xiatianzhu9892 12 лет назад

magic work, fantastic

@sasnyc87 12 лет назад

One small sip for a human, one giant sip for humankind!

@justin-hall 11 лет назад

This is amazing!

@reidhershel09 12 лет назад

cool.. i can imagine our future with these kind of technology. :)

@traademaark 11 лет назад

No eventually we will be able to reconnect our own physical limbs to our brain via the same method. Almost as if replacing our nerves. Although feeling pain wont be possible for long after this.

@200karlos 12 лет назад

with the notion that living with these technologies and to live with her, it is essential .. it's not just your comment

@brnsndr2000 11 лет назад

SO HOW MANY PRAXIS POINTS DOES THIS AUGMENTATION COST?

@PinkProgram 12 лет назад

Well an amunculus can look like almost anything. Its just a more integrated system of cybernetics... The term amunculus is short for animal level homunculus. Personally I prefer the compressed fullerite endoskeleton with transgenic musculature and an aramid polymer weave epidermis padded by carbon aerogel and hydrogel. The only problem is silicon fibers to collect sunlight in my skin will glitter (symbiotic algae system). Luckily a wooden stake won't even dent me ^_^

@andy7666 12 лет назад

Who is soulless enough to give this video a thumbs DOWN on purpose? What twisted mindset would see this kind of tech as *bad*? Please enlighten me, I can't imagine any political or religious outlook that would be against this (oh actually, ignore that last category). What a wonderful technology. I hope it becomes widely available and to those religious fundamentalists who any class any trauma, disease, injury etc. as "Gods Will".. Funny how SO many change their minds once afflicted themselves..

@TotalAnomy 12 лет назад

Does the arm HAVE to be so creepily articulated?

@JvViLL 12 лет назад

Thank you God for bringning robotic arm to this woman !

@megaderplord 12 лет назад

This is some awesome stuff. But just imagine the other positive implications this could have. I.e. controlling heavy construction machinery via mind waves, or adding further human mind control over computer software? Sounds like the kind of future I want to live in.

@kartiktrivedi3523 12 лет назад

good work. keep it up.

@montelongopictureful 12 лет назад

I'm sorry you feel that way.

@vincentgough4295 10 лет назад

i met a stroke victim that's paralyzed and can't speak, i hope he can get this kind of technological help.

@videogiocatore3 10 лет назад

Amazing. But it also makes me wonder. How far can we get? Im somewhat scared of what is going to happen in 30-40 years, when this kind of technology will be completely working with advanced robots.

@Kronikman07 10 лет назад

Are you scared a robot is going to feel emotions, like anger, and other like emotions, and turn on us? These things aren't going to happen, it's going to be extremely smart, but it isn't going to turn on us or anything like that.

@redflamelcd 10 лет назад

fightwatcher07 Worry not cos Will Smith will save us.

@wmtrack89 12 лет назад

simply amazing!

@DoomBakery 12 лет назад

A wireless version huh? Guys should check out the Emotiv, it reads the brain in the same way, but transfers it to a computer interface instead. All without drilling a hole in your head.

@zervasmortgagechannel 12 лет назад

This is great but who's having the money to buy this?

@zoopyjoobles 11 лет назад

That's interesting. I like the Russian viewpoint on things. Thank you for that information, I will look into it.

@emmanue1tv 12 лет назад

Lol...your an interesting person. How did you learn to play all of those instruments?

@drummerjosh1989 12 лет назад

Camera accidentally pans to the guy controlling the arm... Haha that'll be funny

@neurorebel934 7 лет назад

Well. I know what to spend my lottery money after winning on when I do get a stroke. First it'll o to my savings just in case. lol This video actually gave me an idea. I want to join the team! Science is awesome! :)

@kimberlyquick6979 4 года назад

Colorado Lottery!

@GonzaloBelascuen 12 лет назад

this is amazing

@xLoStDr3aM 12 лет назад

I can't image how can be a future when the tecnology improves those stuffs, doing everything with your mind... moving machines, playing games, driving with your mind.. oh god.. And we're not even too far from that future wich films shows.. And of course, there will be not anymore any kind of discrimination against people with any kind of movement problems.. Right now, even someone unknown to you in a wheelchair becouse of a car accident, just even for a broken leg, it's seen like strange..

@emmanue1tv 12 лет назад

Lol....your an interesting person. How did you learn to play all of those instruments?

@thejam200 12 лет назад

This dosen't have anything to do with religion. This is amazing, helping the disabled do stuff they could not do before. No one at my church would see this as against the will of god.

@JulieCrudele 12 лет назад

People probably said that about ENIAC, too (I type on one of my two personal computers...). Once the technology is invented, further innovation will bring down the price.

@TheMvM09 12 лет назад

When a parent takes an infant to the doctor for a regular vaccination to prevent some childhood disease, it's because the parent cares for and loves that child. When the doctor's needle goes into his arm, the child will often cry out from the pain. It may look up at the parent, with those big innocent eyes, as if to say, "Look at the horrible thing that's happening to me! Don't you care about my terrible suffering? How can you just stand there and allow this to go on? Don't you love me?"