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Sunday, August 24, 2008

New technology with tongue control

Georgia Tech researchers are working on a system that "turns the tongue into a joystick of sorts, allowing the disabled to manipulate wheelchairs, manage home appliances and control computers."
Researchers are hopeful that, should the system work, it would provide more options for controls than systems already in use, such as sip and puff or pads for head and neck movements, due to the ability of the tongue to be more flexible, sensitive and less likely to tire. Moreover, the tongue is not affected by spinal cord injury.

2 comments:

Meredith Gould said...

The tongue is not affected by spinal cord injury? Good to know! Explains a lot.

Ruth said...

LMAO!