We have discussed the emergence of robotics in our lives quite extensively over the past few years. But now it looks like robots could become a part of our own bodies. Which is a good thing.
Scott Pelley looks at this government funded program through the University of Pittsburgh that allows for completed disabled people to move a robotic arms by simply using their own thoughts. The process requires a delicate brain surgery in which neurotransmitters are implanted into the brain.
The process can also work with people who have lost limbs which is how and why the government began looking into this remarkable science in order to help wounded veterans.
The piece of the video that also caught my attention was when Pelley asked Jan Scheuermann, a Pittsburgh mother of two and writer, why she was so excited about being the first person to go through with the procedure. "I've always believed there's a purpose to my illness. I didn't think I would ever find out what it was in my lifetime. And here came this study where they needed me. You know, they couldn't just pick any Tom, Dick or Harry off the street. And in a few years, the quadriplegics and the amputees this is just going to help.The Department of Defense is funding some of this for the vets. To be of use to them and service to them, what an honor."
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