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USF researchers really use their brains February 18, 2009
Robotic arm converts brain signals to action Psychology professor Emanuel Donchin; Redwan Alqasemi, a researcher in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering’s Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and
Technology; and Rajiv Dubey, professor and chair of the
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Source of Text: USF Executive News Summary; Source of Photo: Fox 13 News |
USF
Department of Mechanical Engineering, and director of the Center for
Rehabilitation Engineering & Technology are collaborating on a
wheelchair that uses a mechanical/ robotic arm. The researchers are
using a system called the BCI that reads brainwaves and sends the
translated signals to the robotic arm, directing it to move accordingly.
The BCI system captures P-300 brain wave responses and converts them to
actions. This story was picked up locally and around the world from
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