Imagine controlling a power wheelchair or sending a robotic dog to pick up a parcel just by thinking about it. What once sounded like science fiction is now becoming a reality in China. A major breakthrough in invasive brain-computer interface technology helps paralyzed patients better interact with the world. (CGTN)
China has made progress in invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) tehcnology, achieving complex real-world operations such as mind-controlled wheelchairs. BCI is categorized into three types: invasive, semi-invasive and non-invasive. The latest breakthrough in the invasive BCI was achieved by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, in collaboration with Huashan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University and other institutions.
A team of Chinese scientists has developed a new, soft and movable implantable electrode that could overcome some of the biggest challenges holding back brain-computer interfaces. The study, led by researchers from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Donghua University, which is located in Shanghai, was recently published in the journal Nature.
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