February 10, 2005
Mind-controlled robot
Posted by ryan at 09:06 PM in robots . | 2 Comments
Spanish engineer José del R. Millán has recently been elected by Scientific American as one of the research leaders in 2004 for his experiences that allowed a small robot to move around a model house, while the bot itself handled time-sensitive maneuvers such as avoiding obstacles.
Each user chooses three mental states that produce distinguishable brain-wave patterns and trains the system in a few hour-long sessions. These states are then used as "forward," "left" and "right" commands.
Millán is currently leading the MAIA project to come up with a mind-controlled wheelchair, and a mind-controlled robotic arm that could be be used for future prosthesis. Don't hold your breath: the scientist doesn't expect the mond-controlled wheelchair to be ready before 2015.
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I could hold my breath for ten years, we're not talking like 2050 or anything. If you thought via voice training was a bitch... Posted by: polamex at February 12, 2005 2:35 PM |
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As a nurse who has worked with para and quadraplegics for over 15 years, I can think of over a dozen folks who will still be around in 10 years & ready to get in line for this device. Posted by: Northern Shadow at February 18, 2005 2:38 AM |