By Futurist Thomas Frey
In 2040, medicine and robotics no longer focus solely on restoring independence—they’re reinventing the concept of embodiment itself. The line between “my body” and “your body” is starting to blur. The latest breakthrough came from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, where a paralyzed man named Keith Thomas, who lost all sensation and movement after a spinal cord injury, regained not only touch and control of his own hands—but the ability to feel and move through someone else’s.
When Thomas dives into thought, his brain implant translates neural intention into electrical commands that travel wirelessly into electrodes placed on another person’s limbs. The result? He can move another person’s hands with the same precision as his own—and even feel what they touch.
Continue reading… “The Shared Body Era: When One Mind Controls Another’s Hands”