Key points from article :
Brain-controlled robotic prosthetic gives a sense of touch to an amputee.
Uses electrodes implanted in the remaining part of the arm and 19 sensors.
Can feel 119 different touch sensations as if one's own limb.
Able to distinguish between large, small, soft and hard objects when blindfolded.
Needs to include pain and temperature and to include a portable computer.
Breakthrough innovation by University of Utah published in Science Robotics.
