Paralyzed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm May 16, 2012SciencescienceNewsExpert CHICAGO (Reuters) – Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a cup of coffee and guide it to her mouth where she sipped from a straw, the first drink she has been able to serve herself in 15 years. Related PostsSecond computer glitch shuts down NASA Mars roverScientists develop spray-on batteryNobel prize-winning crystals fell to earth in meteoritesU.S. restarts plutonium production for space probesVoyager 1 space probe reaches outer fringe of solar system Share this:Like this:Like Loading...