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Working up to cyberware

A chip implanted in a (paralyzed) man's motor cortex lets him use a GUI to control household devices.

The BBC story

I'm impressed by the long-term goal -- using a computer interpreter to bridge the severed gap between CNS and muscles, allowing movement for the paralyzed. I'd bet money on nerve regeneration working before this does, however.

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