Snakes in space? In this 1991 lecture, robotics expert Dr. Red Whittaker outlines the potential of "serpentine mechanisms" for space travel. Using footage from a 1990 JTEC assessment of Japanese space robotics, Whittaker demonstrates how these bio-inspired machines could "swim through the environment" without wheels, functioning much like an elephant's trunk to navigate complex obstacles | Computer History Museum

33K views · 185 reactions | A breakthrough in brain-computer interface, or BCI, technology is offering new hope to paralyzed patients in China. At Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, a woman has regained hand movement, using only her mind. China has around 4 million spinal cord injury patients. Experts say BCI is opening new paths for treatment and hope. | CGTN | Facebook