Patients with disabilities using computers to improve their mobility [Video]

Mind-controlled computers are a staple of science fiction. Now – a team of researchers at the Glenrose Hospital and the University of Alberta are making it a reality.

The computers will give patients with disabilities independence they’ve never had before.

Tristin Froma is using the technology to control his wheelchair with his mind.

Tristin has cerebral palsy, which limits his mobility.

He uses special software that links his mind with a computer through a headset.

“At first, it was a bit creepy,” Tristan told CTV News Edmonton. “But then I was like ‘Oh, this is how it works.'”

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The program aims to enable mobility and independence in patients.

“For me, like every engineer, especially biomedical engineers, it’s a great joy to see that we can do something that can help others,” said Dr. Hossein Rouhani, the Glenrose and U of A engineering neurorehabilitation …