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Breakthrough BCI Lets Paralyzed Man Control Robots with Thoughts

12/18/2025

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Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers announced a brain-computer interface (BCI) breakthrough enabling a paralyzed man to control smart wheelchairs and robotic dogs with thoughts.
The Centre for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology called it the first stable real-world control of assistive robots by a high-level spinal cord injury patient.
The patient can now order food and sort products for work, demonstrating functional use of mind-controlled assistive devices.

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Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers announced a brain-computer interface (BCI) breakthrough enabling a paralyzed man to control smart wheelchairs and robotic dogs with thoughts.
The Centre for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology called it the first stable real-world control of assistive robots by a high-level spinal cord injury patient.
The patient can now order food and sort products for work, demonstrating functional use of mind-controlled assistive devices.