Hybrid EEG/EOG-based brain/neural hand exoskeleton restores fully independent daily living activities after quadriplegia

S. R. Soekadar*, M. Witkowski, C. Gómez, E. Opisso, J. Medina, M. Cortese, M. Cempini, M. C. Carrozza, L. G. Cohen, N. Birbaumer, N. Vitiello

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    Direct brain control of advanced robotic systems promises substantial improvements in health care, for example, to restore intuitive control of hand movements required for activities of daily living in quadriplegics, like holding a cup and drinking, eating with cutlery, or manipulating different objects. However, such integrated, brain-or neuralcontrolled robotic systems have yet to enter broader clinical use or daily life environments. We demonstrate full restoration of independent daily living activities, such as eating and drinking, in an everyday life scenario across six paraplegic individuals (five males, 30 ± 14 years) who used a noninvasive, hybrid brain/neural hand exoskeleton (B/NHE) to open and close their paralyzed hand. The results broadly suggest that brain/neural-assistive technology can restore autonomy and independence in quadriplegic individuals' everyday life.

    Idioma originalAnglès
    Número d’articleeaag3296
    RevistaScience Robotics
    Volum1
    Número1
    DOIs
    Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 6 de des. 2016

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