Australian researchers create wireless bionic eye
- 11 years ago
A team of industrial designers and scientists at Australia's Monash University have developed a bionic eye for the clinically blind, according to ABC News.
The device consists of a glasses-mounted camera that takes information and sends it using a wireless transmitter to a fingernail-sized microchip implanted in the brain.
It enables the blind to see a low-resolution dot-matrix image, providing them with added mobility.
Human trials for the $15 million project are scheduled to begin next year.
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The device consists of a glasses-mounted camera that takes information and sends it using a wireless transmitter to a fingernail-sized microchip implanted in the brain.
It enables the blind to see a low-resolution dot-matrix image, providing them with added mobility.
Human trials for the $15 million project are scheduled to begin next year.
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