Prime Air may not be using mind-controlled drones anytime soon, but a brain-computer interface, surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, provided them with an unprecedented level of control over a virtual quadcopter.
The brain-computer interface separates the hand into three parts: the thumb and two pairs of fingers (index & middle, ring & small). Each part is capable of moving both vertically and horizontally. As the user thinks about moving the three groups, at times simultaneously, the drone responds, maneuvering through a virtual obstacle course.
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Being able to move multiple virtual fingers with brain control, you can have multi-factor control schemes for all kinds of things. That could mean anything, from operating CAD software to composing music,” said Jaimie Henderson, a Stanford professor of neurosurgery and co-author of the study.
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