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Japan's Cyborg Research Enters the Skull
RemyBR writes "Researchers at Osaka University are stepping up efforts to develop robotic body parts controlled by thought, by placing electrode sheets directly on the surface of the brain. The research marks Japan's first foray into invasive (i.e. requiring open-skull surgery) brain-machine interface research on human test subjects. The aim of the research is to develop real-time mind-controlled robotic limbs for the disabled. 'To date, the researchers have worked with four test subjects to record brain wave activity generated as they move their arms, elbows and fingers. Working with Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), the researchers have developed a method for analyzing the brain waves to determine the subject's intended activity to an accuracy of greater than 80%.'"
I give it about 2 months until they come up with a gameshow using the new technology.
Open brain surgery and mind controlled robot, dangerous? pff! That doesn't sound dangerous at all!
Yes but that way they won't be able to do any research about mind control techniques.
Which provides the greater threat to civilization: Dr. Octupus (insidious human intelligence in control of super, robotically enhanced strength) or Skynet (insidious artificial intelligence in control of super, robotically enhanced strength)?
Just make sure to say no if one these subjects starts asking for more tritium!
I got a catholic block.
If you think you would definitely slap that ass, your limb will actually do it. Woops.
Does that mean I can finally get a robotic prehensile tail installed? Or will they only work on installing "replacement" parts that are "supposed" to be there?
"Wouldn't it be easier to place the electrodes on the peripheral nerves that would normally have controlled the missing limb? Surely, that would be preferable to opening the skull..."
I was a little more focused on the "greater than 80% accuracy bit" especially with the potential strength enhancements...
Nothing like playing Japanese roulette when you shake the leftover urine from your plumbing.
" OH GOD, NOT AGAIN!!"
unless of course you could get a fully functional replacement for it.
"hey baby, you up for a little interactive machine love?"
On the other hand, it would probably run linux.
How amazed would you be to suddenly find that you just forgot what I wrote and you needed to reread my post.... again.
I think you mean 4th arm. I don't think anyone wants a minigun controlled by a soldier's "Third arm"
Ah yes. The sea cow.
Thar she lows!
"This is my rifle, and this is my gun. One is for fighting, the other's for...oh wait."
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On the upside, there's the vastly improved uptime...
I only post comments when someone on the internet is wrong.
Make it a mega-gun and you have a deal... I have no use for another mini-gun.
So a BFP?
Yeah, but how would you turn it back on again? Does it come with a built in alarm that wakes up and starts beating the crap out of you until you get up? I could do with one of those..
which is totally what she said
As long as your 'alarm' didn't go off by mistake while you were at work..
which is totally what she said
> On the other hand, it would probably run linux.
I guess that's going to impact the 80% rate, one hand running Windows and the other running Linux...
This is not the sig you're looking for.
> On the other hand, it would probably run linux.
Of course. Can you imagine running MS software on that ?
"Oh god no, not bluescreen, not now ! I'm so sorry darling, this has never happened before..."
What a depressingly stupid machine.