Amputee Pierpaolo Petruzziello touches a robotic hand during a press conference in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Petruzziello took part in an experiment in which a group of European scientists say they successfully connected him to the robotic hand, using electrodes to his body, allowing him to control the prosthetic with his thoughts and feel sensations in the artificial limb. The experiment lasted a month. But scientists say it marks the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system.
This undated photo made available from the Bio-Medical Campus University of Rome on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 shows at center Pierpaolo Petruzziello's amputated hand linked with electrodes to a robotic hand, seen at left, as part of an experiment, called LifeHand, to control the prosthetic with his thoughts. A group of European scientists on Wednesday announced they successfully connected a robotic hand to a man, Petruzziello, who had lost an arm in a car accident, allowing him to control the prosthetic with his thoughts and feel sensations in the artificial limb. The experiment lasted a month. But scientists say it marks the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Bio-Medical Campus University) TO BE USED ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIFEHAND PROJECT ARTICLES **
This undated photo made available from the Bio-Medical Campus University of Rome on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 shows Pierpaolo Petruzziello's amputated hand linked with electrodes to a robotic hand, seen at top, as part of an experiment, called LifeHand, to control the prosthetic with his thoughts. A group of European scientists on Wednesday announced they successfully connected a robotic hand to a man, Petruzziello, who had lost an arm in a car accident, allowing him to control the prosthetic with his thoughts and feel sensations in the artificial limb. The experiment lasted a month. But scientists say it marks the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Bio-Medical Campus University) TO BE USED ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIFEHAND PROJECT ARTICLES **
This undated photo made available from the Bio-Medical Campus University of Rome on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 shows Pierpaolo Petruzziello's amputated hand linked with electrodes to a robotic hand, seen at top left, as part of an experiment, called LifeHand, to control the prosthetic with his thoughts. A group of European scientists on Wednesday announced they successfully connected a robotic hand to a man, Petruzziello, who had lost an arm in a car accident, allowing him to control the prosthetic with his thoughts and feel sensations in the artificial limb. The experiment lasted a month. But scientists say it marks the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Bio-Medical Campus University) TO BE USED ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIFEHAND PROJECT ARTICLES **
Amputee Pierpaolo Petruzziello touches a robotic hand during a press conference in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Petruzziello took part in an experiment in which a group of European scientists say they successfully connected him to the robotic hand, using electrodes to his body, allowing him to control the prosthetic with his thoughts and feel sensations in the artificial limb. The experiment lasted a month. But scientists say it marks the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Amputee Pierpaolo Petruzziello touches a robotic hand during a press conference in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Petruzziello took part in an experiment in which a group of European scientists say they successfully connected him to the robotic hand, using electrodes to his body, allowing him to control the prosthetic with his thoughts and feel sensations in the artificial limb.
The experiment lasted a month. But scientists say it marks the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3TVpsPKejzzd9U5XuRVvI7kEf1wD9CBC2506
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