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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9224652/Mind-controlled-robot-for-paraplegics-unveiled.html
Mind-controlled robot for paraplegics unveiled
A robot that can be controlled by the brainwaves of a paraplegic person wearing an electrode-fitted cap has been unveiled.
A paralysed man at a hospital in the Swiss town of Sion demonstrated the device, sending a mental command to a computer in his room, which transmitted it to another computer that moved a small robot 37 miles away in Lausanne.
The system was developed by Jose Millan, a professor at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne who specialises in non-invasive interfaces between machines and the brain.
The same technology can be used to drive a wheelchair, Millan said.
“Once the movement has begun, the brain can relax, otherwise the person would soon be exhausted,” he said.
But the technology has its limits, he added. The brain signals can be scrambled if too many people are gathered around a wheelchair, for example
Just wanted to contribute a story:
http://www.mfablog.org/2012/05/study-meat-consumption-on-a-steady-decline-in-united-states.html
Please keep this site going – it’s very uplifting! (And much needed.)
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