Scientists built a bionic eye that could give blind people sight

[Mike Wehner]

• A team of scientists from the United States and Hong Kong has built a "bionic eye' that mimics a human eye in shape and function.
• The eye, currently in its prototype stage, could one day be used as a prosthetic to restore vision in blind people.
• The scientists note that the eye could also be used in the realm of AI and robotics.
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Scientists from the US and Hong Kong have developed a synthetic eye that functions a lot like the real thing. With sensors that mimic the photoreceptors found in a human eye, the new "bionic" prototype could one day be used to restore vision in individuals that have lost their sight.

Referred to as a "biomimetic eye" by the research team, the device is a marriage of modern technology and nature's own designs. It consists of a hemispherical artificial retina and an array of sensors that capture and relay a live image. Getting it to interface with a human brain is, well, pretty complicated.

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