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Published December 17, 2012, 12:00 AM

A 52 year-old woman, paralysed from the neck down, demonstrating the use of a new mind-controlled prosthetic arm


An undated photo shows a 52 year-old woman, paralysed from the neck down, demonstrating the use of a new mind-controlled prosthetic arm with intuitive control to help her eat a chocolate bar at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre in Pittsburgh. REUTERS/University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre/handout
Read the article: Mind-controlled robotic arm has skill, speed of human limb