as reported earlier [ 1 ][ 2 ], monkeys have been able to control robots and robotic limbs using the power of their thoughts. scientists inserted small probes the width of a human hair into the monkey’s primary motor cortex: the region of the brain that controls movement.
dr. andrew schwartz and his team at the pittsburgh school of medicine's motorlab have a monkey that e.g. feeds itself with a robotic arm.
read more [ 1 ][ 2 ]. watch a newsitem + interview with dr. schwartz. more videos of the project.