🤖Cyborgs are getting closer to reality

Bionic limbs are moving beyond simply replacing lost movement. Scientists are now working to restore something just as important: the sense of touch.

Researchers at the University of Utah are testing a thought-controlled LUKE Arm paired with the BIOS Controller, a system that uses neural signals to control a robotic hand and electrical stimulation of nerves to produce touch-related sensations.

The first participant, Avi Davidson, has already used the technology to write, play cards, prepare food, open a jar, and even hold his wife’s hand.

Now, the research is entering a new phase, a planned one-year clinical trial testing the system at home, moving this technology beyond the laboratory.

For millions of people living with limb loss, this could represent a major step toward restoring not just function, but also physical connection with the world around them.

@futurism 🧬