{"id":23433,"date":"2019-10-04T15:15:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=23433"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:15:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:15:40","slug":"robotic-exoskeleton-helps-man-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/robotic-exoskeleton-helps-man-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurotechnology: Robotic exoskeleton helps paralyzed man walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

An exoskeleton controlled by brain signals helps a man walk after being paralyzed for four years.<\/strong>
\nMr. Thibault was involved in an accident at a club four years ago, falling 15m from the ground. The patient\u2019s spinal cord was intensely damaged that left him paralyzed from shoulders down. <\/span>Thibault spent two years in the hospital before taking part in an exoskeleton trial with Clinatec and the University of Grenoble in 2017.<\/span>
\nWe recall the wistful vision of global neuroscientists and their rallying call:<\/p>\n

The core of future neuro-technologies is the interdisciplinarity, here the convergence between neurobiology and quantum-, nano- and micro-sciences is particularly emphasized as an extremely promising way towards substantial discoveries in neuroscience research and as a technological foundation for future therapeutic approaches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A mind-controlled exoskeleton<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

After a paralyzing accident, this man was able to take his first step after four years using a mind-controlled exoskeleton attached to the four major limbs of his body.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Thibault, taking the first step was like being the first man on the Moon. It was like walking for the first time in my life, after being paralyzed for almost 4 years I have forgotten how it is to walk.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before being inserted into the actual trial, he started practicing using brain implants to control a virtual character in a computer game.<\/span>
\nOnce again, AI technology<\/a> played a big role in this experimental procedure. As we all know, AI gives computers the ability to simultaneously process huge amounts of data and emit output in lighting quick response time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An Inspirational Use Of #AI<\/a>!<\/p>\n

AI gives computers the ability to process huge amounts of data & make decisions in lightning-quick time. This exoskeleton is able to make decisions in 350 ms and enabled a paralysed man to take his first steps in 3 years!https:\/\/t.co\/1Ga5xylBKr<\/a><\/p>\n

— BlockchainLabs.ai (@BChainLabs) October 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n