Brain stent to let five paralysed people control exoskeleton

That's the aim of a device that could help people control robotic limbs using thought alone – without the need for brain surgery. The device will be trialled in people with paralysis next year. Several groups are developing brain-machine interfaces that allow people who are paralysed to operate a bionic exoskeleton just by thinking about it. These devices decode electrical brain signals and translate them into movement of robotic limbs. Usually, brain signals are detected via electrodes attached to the scalp or implanted directly in the brain.