Brain Waves to be used to control robots

HonkyPunch

http://actionnooz.com/video/tech/neurosky-technology-makes-you-a-telepath-with-brain-tech
Lawdy, what next?
Matter eating nanobot armies led by one physic commander?
Sweet zombie jesus.
I'm afraid of the world of tommorow.

Slipstream

That is so fricking awesome, though I think its too much to hope that game companies will start using this technology in the immediate future.

Tulkamir

That was freakin sweet!

Emil Mujanovic

That's pretty sweet!

-caseyjones

McIlroy

Probebly the most impressive interface device I have seen in a long time ! Cant wait to control games with my brain !

Asmuel

*throws wireless controller in bin*

Mongrelman

Zbrush.......mmmmmmmm

aesir

Sounds like its pretty hard to control. At most it will be an added gimmick for a wii game.

blankslatejoe

I dunno aesir, I read another article awhile back when they were testing that monkey with the robot arm--at first it was extremely hard, but gradually they discovered that the monkey's brain was developing adeptness with the tool, like a muscle would grow.

I can't remember if this is right or not, but I THOUGHT I read that the monkey even learned to differentiate between signals that moved the object and the signals that the 'object moving' was initially listening in on.
...meaning if moving a robot arm was tied to the 'moving your own arm' signal, the brain was learning how to move each independently--basically splitting the signal and refining each.

hawken

would be good for disabled people

can I get one to control women?

steady

fuck yeah, go future!

Tumerboy

Robotic Elderly and Handicapped will take over the world!

PeterK

I think this would be excellent for helping people learn to concentrate. I really see this as a way to improve overall mental function. It will give people the tools they need to control their own minds, and then apply it to the external and internal world.