Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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China's mind-controlled robot arm: Mr. Zhang is the first person to get a brain-computer interface implant in China. The paralyzed 72-year-old can't move his body, but now he can have a robotic arm bring him a Coke using only his mind.

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