<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Bruce Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology (RTI) professor of microelectronic engineering and also the director of the Center for Nanolithography Research in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, has led a team of engineering students to develop a<wm> robotic platform that can mimic the function of the nervous system, creating a wearable device that can be used to communicate with the nervous system's electrical impulses.

According to the article, the team developed several different components that are "built-in wearable devices," that are "physically integrated" with the wearable platforms. These "physically integrated wearable devices" allow people with paralysis to be able to communicate with the nervous system, while allowing other individuals to sense their surroundings through the movement of the device.

According to</wm> Dr. Russell Clinefelter, director of the Nerve Science Group at the University at Albany