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Controlling Robots with the Mind
loucura! writes "Scientific American has a fairly technical article on the real-time control of robotic limbs using recorded neuron patterns. The researcher's macaque has simultaneously controlled two robotic arms in addition to its own arm motion. The amazing thing? One of the arms was 600 miles away. So, they transmitted and translated the "commands" into motion in less than 300 milliseconds!" It's still a long ways off from helping the disabled or making a Dr. Octopus suit, but the potential uses are pretty cool.
Wow, 600 hundred miles, that is 100 times more amazing than 6 miles away!
love is just extroverted narcissism
I actually read that intro as:
It's still a long ways off from helping the disabled by making a Dr. Octopus suit
You shoulda seen what I was imagining...
From the article: In the two years since that day,...
The incident in question happened two years ago - I guess I'm not the only one who submits articles here only to see them "pending" for a long time. But I'm not bitter.
I don't understand the fascination with the 600 mile separation. The people who need to control things directly with their neurons are going to be much more interested in manipulating their immediate environment.
Vacationing parents might care.
"Dear, my mind nanny is showing that our little Johnny is thinking about throwing a party now that we're away"
"We'll see about that!" (holds fingers to temples). 600 miles away, thwap!. "That'll show him!"
The Internet is generally stupid