He was able to grasp, move, and release objects simply by imagining himself performing the actions. The device, known as a brain-computer interface (BCI), functioned successfully for a record seven ...
It's an epic story of almost Hollywoodesque proportions: a crippled aerospace engineer, unable to work, fighting against adversity, and while on the edge of financial destitution, decides to build his ...
An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...