Tongue piercing lets paralysed drive wheelchairs

Tongue piercing lets paralysed drive wheelchairs

Dec 05, 2013

An experimental device is letting paralysed people drive wheelchairs simply by flicking their tongue in the right direction. Key to this wireless system: Users get their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewellery and acts like a joystick, in hopes of offering them more mobility and independence.  Read the full story here.

By | 2018-06-14T10:45:31-05:00 December 5th, 2013|News & events, Uncategorised|