Paralyzed patient kicks off the 2014 World Cup in an exoskeleton . The paralyzed man was able to kick a ball around with his legs for about 20 minutes at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Friday. Before there was a mind-controlled exoskeleton , there was a neuroscientist named Dr. Miguel Nicolelis who was curious about `` brain storms , '' flurries of activity caused by neurons at any given moment . Neuroscientists call it a `` brain-machine interface ''
Paralyzed patient kicks off the 2014 World Cup in an exoskeleton . The paralyzed man was able to kick a ball around with his legs for about 20 minutes at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Friday. Neuroscientists call it a `` brain-machine interface ''