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Associate Professor Thomas Oxley
Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne; Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital; Research Fellow, NeuroCardiovascular Group, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Health & Medicine
Made Possible By Melbourne
A device smaller than a paperclip could one day help paralysed people move their limbs
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Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
At the forefront of the robotic revolution
Dr Tom Oxley is leading the team behind the development of an implantable device which will allow paraplegics to operate an exoskeleton by thought alone
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Sciences & Technology
Podcast
In Pursuit podcast: Thought-controlled futures
Hear from the developers of the stentrode, a tiny device implanted next to the brain to enable thought-controlled movement of an exoskeleton
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Sciences & Technology
Next-Gen technologies: All in our minds
From telepathy to hands-free fighter jets; we are on the precipice of a new generation of technologies, powered by thought-control
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Health & Medicine
Moving with the power of thought
A device the size of a matchstick, implanted next to the brain’s motor cortex, could one day help paralysed people move their limbs