Thursday, November 3, 2011

Lasers Power Pentagon's Next- Gen Artificial Limbs



The Pentagon has created brain- controlled prosthetic limbs. This is an amazing creation- however- it is very unstable and harmful to the human body. These robotic limbs rely on metal implants- which do not get along with body tissue, causing the movements of the arm to be difficult to control and manuever. Based on this, scientists have taken this model back to formula and have come up with a solution- laser beams. Using infrared lasers can make these creations easier to controll, and helpfull to limbless people. Already, $5.6 million have already been put in to research and supplies for this technological miracle. The complexity of the technology and science put into these devices is incredible. Look at the picture below to see how your brain can controll this prosthetic limb.


By: Katie Drummond