Posted on 04/26/2009 6:00:18 AM PDT by Flavius
In a development that realizes a scenario out of a science fiction movie, scientists have developed technology enabling a robot to be controlled by thought power.
A user wears a helmet that detects changes in blood flow and brain waves in different parts of his or her brain and converts them into radio signals that are transmitted to the bipedal humanoid robot, operating its limbs and making it speak.
(Excerpt) Read more at motoring.asiaone.com ...
So....I guess you shouldn’t be watching porn while operating one of these things.
How come all the scientists in that video have German accents?
Not good. What happens when a male operator spots a good looking personage of the opposite sex? Does the robot go beserk because it can read the man’s mind?
Too many horrifically weak minded people out there for this to work. Most can’t even focus on 1 thing for more than 3 secon... Hey look at that bird over there!
It’s not controlled by thoughts. It’s controlled by changes in blood flow and brain waves. Those are not thoughts.
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