Nissan Developing Mind-Reading Cars That Anticipate Drivers' Next Moves and...
Barely a day goes by without a new development in smart car technology, from computerized cars to driving directions. Now researchers in Switzerland are developing cars with…
View ArticleVideo: Monkeys Demonstrate Brain-Controlled Arm With a Sense of Touch
The holy grail of prosthetics research is and has been a kind of “Luke Skywalker hand” interface--prosthetics that respond to stimulus from the brain and function just as the…
View ArticleHonduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled
The gadget world is full of neat eye-tracking interfaces, from an iPhone version to a fully functioning laptop. But these are all fairly pricey and complex, making them niche…
View ArticleUK Report Suggests Soldiers Could One Day Plug Their Weapons Right Into Their...
A group of forward-thinking military scientists want to plug soldiers’ weapons directly into their brains, and this time DARPA is nowhere to be found. The Royal Society, the…
View ArticleVideo: In Breakthrough Study, Paralyzed Patients Move a Robotic Arm With...
Concentrating deeply, Cathy Hutchinson stared at the tumbler of coffee on the table in front of her wheelchair. A cup-shaped dome on her head powered her small neural…
View ArticleBrain-Scanning Binoculars Harness Soldiers' Unconscious Minds to Locate Threats
Soldiers scanning the battlefield for threats may soon get a new tool: a brain-scanning set of binoculars that can pick up on a soldier’s unconscious recognition of a…
View ArticleFederal Robotics Initiative Gives $1 Million to Make Brain-Controlled...
Robots that can read and respond to brain waves will eventually help stroke patients regain movement, using new neural interfaces that can re-train damaged motor pathways.
View ArticleVideo: Controlling a Drone With Nothing But Your Thoughts
We recently gave the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 a pretty solid review here on PopSci for improvements made to the recreational quadcopter's smartphone- or tablet-based control…
View ArticleWatch A French Researcher Control A Robot With His Brain
Researchers in Japan are using a brain-machine interface to control the actions of a humanoid robot. The goal is to allow people "to feel embodied in the body of a humanoid…
View ArticleParalyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created a prosthetic arm that is the most sophisticated mind-controlled prosthesis ever created. Using a mix of cutting…
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