Quadriplegic patient uses brain signals to feed himself with two advanced prosthetic arms
System merging artificial intelligence, robotics, and a brain-machine interface represents major step toward restoring function and autonomy for patients without the full use of their limbs
Credit: Johns Hopkins APL Dec 28, 2020
For more than 30 years following an accident in his teens Robert Buz Chmielewski has been a quadriplegic with minimal movement and feeling in his hands and fingers. But last month he was able to manipulate two prosthetic arms with his brain and feed himself dessert.
Buz s accomplishment marks a big step toward restoring function and autonomy for patients affected by an illness or injury that results in the partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso.
This kind of research known as serology could help paint a clearer picture of the true prevalence of the virus and show whether precautions are working to protect public employees.
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The historic moment occurred at Beale Air Force Base in California, on Tuesday
An AI system, named ARTUµ, took control of a U-2 Lady Dragon s radar sensors and tactical navigation systems during the two-and-half-hour sortie
No weapons were featured and the plane was still being steered by the pilot
ARTUµ searched for enemy missiles while the pilot hunted for adversary aircraft
The AI and human worked in tandem while both sharing the U-2 s radar
Officials celebrated the feat as a watershed moment for AI in military aircraft
ARTUµ is named after R2D2, the co-piloting droid from the Star Wars franchise
MEGANE Instrument Test Model Goes to Japan for Physical Tests and Design Review
A 3D rendering of the MEGANE instrument, showing the gamma-ray spectrometer and radiator (top left) and the neutron spectrometer (bottom right).
Credit: Johns Hopkins APL
Spencer Disque, the engineering lead on the MEGANE structural thermal model at APL, stands with the two shipping containers that house the MEGANE structural thermal model components.
Credit: Johns Hopkins APL
On Dec. 2, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) team designing a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer for the Japan-led Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission shipped a test model of their instrument to the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO), which is building the MMX spacecraft for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The delivery represents a major milestone in the instrument’s development, as it’s the first opportunity for the JAXA and APL teams to physically test how well the MEGAN