according to a washington post article“Scientists in North Carolina have built a brain implant that lets monkeys control a robotic arm with their thoughts, marking the first time that mental intentions have been harnessed to move a mechanical object.” yes, you read correctly: a monkey moves a robot with his thoughts. lets just hope they don’t start hooking these monkeys up to say, these guys, or any of these. they might consider hooking these furry folks up to some electric typewriters though, since this simulation seems to be coming up empty.