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Robot Interprets, Plays Back Dreams

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ceiling-robot-is-watching-you-dream dept.

foobarx writes "Digital artists have created a humanoid robot which uses brainwave activity recorded during sleep to playback an interpretation of your dreams. The artists, Brendan Burns and Fernando Orellana used machine learning to find patterns in the brainwaves and then matched these patterns to dreams which they remembered having. Others have noted the possible hazards of this new technology."

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  1. From the hazards... by snl2587 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sleep Waking Dream Enacting Robot Will Get You Dumped, Fired, Arrested, Punched in the Wiener

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll pass on this one...

  2. Re:Just Imagine.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Her seeing your dreams would be embarrassing, but you'll feel even more embarrassed (and inadequate) when you see her dreams.

  3. But honey... by helpfulcorn · · Score: 5, Funny

    I swear to god, I don't think your sister is more beautiful, it was just a dream.

  4. Re:Dreams are partly crisis exercises by garett_spencley · · Score: 5, Funny

    I completely disagree. Dream interpretation has many uses for people other than the one having the dream.

    For example, they can be an excellent reason to make fun of your friends.

  5. If I dream in Code by AuntieWillow · · Score: 5, Funny

    can the robot do my work for me?

  6. Better headline: by jwietelmann · · Score: 5, Funny

    Robot Observes Dreams, Does Interpretive Dance

  7. Re:You mean . . . .? by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    How exactly would you propose to turn a machine that acts out measured impulses into a mind control device?

    Put the batteries in the other way round.. I mean duh, it isn't exactly brain surgery.
    --
    which is totally what she said