The Mind-Controlled Bionic Arm With a Sense of Touch

Akil dives into the world of future prosthetics, and the people working on closing the gap between man and machine through neuro-interfacing machinery built by The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.

The Mind-Controlled Bionic Arm With a Sense of Touch

Role: VICE Reporter

We follow Melissa Loomis, an amputee from Ohio, who had experimental nerve reversal surgery and is going to Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Lab to test out its latest Modular Prosthetic Limb, a cutting-edge bionic arm funded in part by DARPA. Neuro-interfacing machinery is a game changer in terms rehabilitating patients, but what possibilities do these advancements open for the future?