Science Nation: Tongue Driver
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Learn MoreWith funding from the National Science Foundation, Maysan Ghovanloo at Georgia Tech designs technology that allows disabled people to control everything - from wheelchairs to computers - with their tongue. Jason DiSanto, who is paralyzed from the neck down, is testing the tongue controller by navigating his wheelchair around a small course.
Media Details
Runtime: 4 minutes 57 seconds
- Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety, History, Science, Technology
- Subtopic: Computer Software, Computers, Disabilities, Inventions
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
- Series: Science Nation
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