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Hacked microbes: brain-controlled paramecium (video)
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsLast month we reported on an experiment in which scientists used the power of thought, and a little help from a BCI setup, to control the movements of an anesthetized rat.... -
New ‘feeling’ bionic hand begins clinical trials
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 3 CommentsResearchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland announced the first clinical trials of an advanced new bionic hand. Unlike almost all forearm prosthetics in clinical use... -
Brain-controlled robotic arm lets quadriplegic woman feed herself chocolate (video)
Posted on December 17, 2012 | No CommentsA woman paralyzed from the neck down has been able to feed herself chocolate and move everyday items using a brain-controlled robotic arm. Aided by tiny electronic implants in her brain she... -
Improved thought-controlled computer cursor nearly as accurate as a real arm
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsA team of Stanford researchers have developed a new algorithm, known as ReFIT, that vastly improves the speed and accuracy of thought-controlled neural prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver... -
Mind-controlled robot development in Japanese-French joint laboratory (video)
Posted on November 13, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers in a Japanese-French joint robotics lab (CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory) are working on ways to control robots via brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Their goal is to create devices that allow people to... -
Climbing 103 Floors In Under An Hour With A Bionic Leg (video)
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsFollowing last week’s news, Zac Vawter successfully became the first man to climb a skyscraper with a mind-controlled prosthetic leg when he walked up on Sunday to the top of Chicago’s landmark Willis Tower.... -
Man With Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg to Climb Chicago Tower (video)
Posted on October 31, 2012 | 2 CommentsAfter losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, Zac Vawter, 31-year-old software engineer will put his thought-controlled bionic leg to the ultimate test on Sunday when he attempts to climb... -
Prosthetic Hand Changes Hull Man’s Life
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsUK based company RSLSteepler recently released a cutting edge prosthetic hand, the bebionic3. A 33 year old Hull man named Mike Swainger was the first person in the UK to... -
Ottawa Game Conference Will Discuss Thought-Controlled Games
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No CommentsApparently Ottawa has its own gaming industry, and what an innovative one! The Ottawa Game Conference is organized by a consortium of Ottawa game developers and business organizations to showcase in global... -
Thought-controlled Weapons Could Cause Ethical Problems, British Scientist Warns
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe Royal Society has published a downloadable report on the potential military and law enforcement applications arising from key advances in neuroscience. Drones guided by thought control raise the possibility of machines... -
Video: Stylish ‘Introspectre’ EEG Headset Generates Mind-driven Sounds
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsINTROSPECTRE is an artistic-futuristic-scientific-imaginative approach to the more and more digitalizing humanity. The project consists of a stylish EEG headset that generates strange noises (or music if you like) from... -
Second Life Avatars Controlled Via Brain-computer Interface
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsWe have seen that BCI technology can be effectively used as a complete or partial thought-control method for various devices and applications so we are not surprised that even Second... -
Thought-controlled Aviator Wheelchair Gets Innovation Award
Posted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsA thought-controlled wheelchair system from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), has been awarded III. place in the Australian Innovation Award Anthill SMART 100 Index. The Aviator wheelchair uses the...
