After a car crash left him paralyzed nine years ago, newly-developed technology has allowed a man to drive again.
DENVER - A paralyzed man in Colorado can now drive a car by using a microchip in his brain.
At Pikes Peak International Raceway, high speeds and hard turns are nothing out of the ordinary. Neither are the skills and intense focus required to make it out unscathed.Zuniga made it all look effortless despite not touching the throttle a single time. “Since my accident, I don’t have no mobility below my waist, so this is my first time driving the car,” he said.It’s a technological breakthrough pioneered by a team led by Colorado neurosurgeon Dr. Scott Fauci.For more than a year, the group has worked with Zuniga so he can communicate between a microchip on his brain and a computer in the car.
“The computer can pick that up, that particular electronic fingerprint, and feed that to the race car,” Fauci said.A task that was once unthinkable is now possible with focus and practice. “To be in it and just watch how you go through the track smoothly, and it responds to what you think. It’s just incredible,” Zuniga said.“We can use this potentially for driving an electric wheelchair, a golf cart, control a robotic arm,” Fauci said. “Once we develop that science, that science can be used for all types of systems.”“Technology is advancing. So, we’ve got to help put our part in it, and make it become available for everyone in future,” he said.
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