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Controlling a Robot With the Emotiv EEG Headset

Posted by timothy on from the bad-way-to-steer-a-car dept.

robotsrule writes "This video shows a WowWee Rovio mobile spy robot being piloted remotely over a Skype video call using thought, facial gestures, and head movements, with the help of the Emotiv Systems EPOC 14-electrode EEG headset with built-in gyroscope. An accompanying article explains in detail how the system works and what steps were taken with the Emotiv systems SDK to interface with the EPOC headset along with code samples. The system is based on Robodance 5, a free robot control program for consumer robot owners that will be out in beta on May 20, 2010."

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  1. Better than Mouse+Keyboard for FPS? by purpledinoz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder if this would give people an edge in Counter-Strike compared to the regular mouse+keyboard setup. If so, I hope those 12 year olds don't get a hold of it. CS:S is hard enough already!

    1. Re:Better than Mouse+Keyboard for FPS? by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Sure it will, as long as they can maintain an expression of "cautiously aroused" while staring directly up and with one eye shut, jaw clenched.

      Be wary, though; If you shut the wrong eye, you drop all of your grenades at your feet and teabag them.

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  2. Re:Blah blah blah by Errol+backfiring · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think any soldier prefers a trigger to operate rather than accident when he gets the hiccups. And there are already "augmented reality" systems in military use for quite a few years now. Pilots can aim with their helmet in some aircraft.
    I see more applications for people who can not use their arms, either because of safety (say, when operating hydraulic presses or other carnivorous machines), because they have their hands full with something else (like helicopter pilots), or because they are disabled.

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  3. cool...one step closer by hesaigo999ca · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One step closer to getting exoskeletons built and controlled by these headsets to allow people with spinal injuries to walk again.