Medical breakthrough

June 19, 2024

Medical breakthrough: An 8-year-old girl in Oklahoma is the world’s first patient to have a deep brain stimulator implanted by an AI robot. She suffers from a neurological disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions. Post-op, she’s controlling her movements and voice better. This tech offers hope for folks with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and Tourette syndrome.

Tags: AI (artificial intelligence), offers, old, robot, tech

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