Researchers at the University of Washington have unveiled a "brain-controlled" robot -- basically uses "an electrode cap (a non-invasive tool generating a noisy signal), mental powers commanded the robot to walk to a block, pick it up, and set it down in a designated area." Video after the jump.
Because of the type of brain readings they're getting, the bot is semi-autonomous, using human control for making the decisions based on video cameras, but managing the actual mechanics of the motions on its own. Right now the bot can only manage to pick up simple shapes and move them to another location, but the eventual goal is a human-controlled robot that can function in human environments, learn from its surroundings and perform meaningful tasks for its human masters
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Posted at 12/18/2006 03:13am by
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(Video) Researchers Unveil Brain Controlled Robot
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Posted at 12/18/2006 1:55pm by
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Cool Video - Brain Controlled Robot
View This Video on You Tube
I’ve played golf with a guy who says the next generation of computers will be organic,
he was some important guy of technology firm in Silicon Valley. Here’s something that’s
very similar to that. Also s...
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