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Imagine a cup. Now reach for it. But you can’t. Not yet. You’ve had a stroke and your brain needs to relearn how to do things you used to do, especially with your hands.

It’s a scenario familiar to RehabSwift, an ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø-based start-up company, which launched its distinctive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology to help accelerate recovery of patients with neural injuries, such as stroke, at ThincLab ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø last night.

The equipment, which took 10 years to develop, is the first of its kind and was approved for use recently by the Federal Government Health Department’s Therapeutic Goods Administration.

"RehabSwift is a powerful example of how PhD research can transform lives and have a real impact on the community."Professor Noel Lindsay

The product was created in the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s ThincLab by RehabSwift founder and neural engineer Dr Sam Darvishi.

"The therapy includes hardware and software that first records electrical activity of the brain on the surface of the scalp when the user intends to move their fingers," Dr Darvishi said.

"RehabSwift’s individualised machine learning software then turns the intention to move into actual finger extension via robotic hands meshed with the user’s