Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm Could Be Available in Just Four Years

The lifelike limb, controlled by a chip planted on the brain, is being tested as part of a program designed to speed development of medical devices.

On Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration said it would fast-track the DARPA device, pushing it through the approval process with priority assistance in order to get it to amputees — many of which are returning from combat zones—as soon as four years from now.

via LA Times