WIMAGINE®, un espoir pour les personnes handicapées, récompensé au CES®2024
法国原子能和替代能源委员会（CEA）研发的WIMAGINE®脑机接口技术，在2024年国际消费电子展（CES®）上荣获“无障碍与适老科技”类别创新奖。该技术通过植入式脑皮层电极阵列，首次在全球范围内帮助一名截瘫患者实现了仅凭意念控制腿部运动。
WIMAGINE®系统通过解码大脑运动皮层的神经信号，将其转化为控制外部设备的指令。此次获奖的核心突破在于，该技术使患者能够自主控制外骨骼进行行走，并恢复了部分腿部自然运动功能。研究团队指出，这项技术未来还可应用于沟通障碍患者及中风后康复治疗，帮助恢复语言或运动能力。
该奖项标志着脑机接口在医疗康复领域迈出关键一步。CEA团队表示将继续优化系统的稳定性和适用性，推动其从实验室研究向临床应用的转化。
WIMAGINE® Brain-Computer Interface Wins CES 2024 Innovation Award
A brain implant technology developed by France’s CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) has received a CES 2024 Innovation Award in the "Accessibility & Aging Tech" category. The system, named WIMAGINE®, is a wireless, implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) that has achieved a significant medical milestone.
The core innovation lies in its ability to decode neural signals to restore motor function. In a world-first clinical achievement, the technology enabled a paraplegic individual to regain control of their legs and walk using thought alone. The system interprets intention signals from the brain’s sensorimotor cortex and translates them into commands for a digital system, such as an exoskeleton.
Beyond mobility restoration for spinal cord injuries, the CEA highlights the platform’s potential future applications for a broader patient population. This includes individuals with communication disorders (locked-in syndrome) and patients recovering from strokes, where it could aid in rehabilitation or restoring interaction with the environment.
The CES award recognizes WIMAGINE® as a pioneering and award-winning assistive technology with the potential to significantly improve independence and quality of life for people with severe disabilities.
La technologie WIMAGINE®, une innovation CEA, vient de recevoir un CES® 2024 Innovation Awards, dans la catégorie « Accessibility & Aging tech ». Cet implant cérébral a notamment permis pour la première fois au monde à une personne paraplégique de retrouver le contrôle de ses jambes par la pensée et pourrait être utilisé dans le futur par des patients présentant des troubles de la communication ou encore les victimes d’un AVC.
CEA’s WIMAGINE brain implant won a CES 2024 Innovation Award for accessibility tech, highlighting a breakthrough that could restore movement and communication for disabled patients.
CEA — French public research organization, based in France.
WIMAGINE® — brain implant technology for neural control, developed in France.
Strongly track — early but significant neurotech milestone with clear medical and assistive-market implications.