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For many centuries, people have speculated that humans could control devices and transfer ideas directly by means of biological signals and without any physical movements. If this could become a reality, it would help the disabled to physically engage with the world. Science fiction has long speculated the use of bio-signals to communicate information between humans and machines. Recent developments in biomechatronics could open a window that allows the brain to directly communicate with the outside world. These developments can potentially bring independence and an improved quality of life to millions of individuals who have mobility impairments.

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  1. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Shane Xie

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Shane Xie & Wei Meng

  3. School of Information Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China

    Wei Meng

  4. Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

    Ye Ma

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Xie, S., Meng, W., Ma, Y. (2017). Introduction. In: Xie, S., Meng, W. (eds) Biomechatronics in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52884-7_1

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