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At Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), researchers have applied brain-computer interface technology to create thought-controlled wheelchairs and telepresence robots.
"A disabled patient who can't move can instead navigate such a robot around his house to participate in the social life of the family," explains the team leader, Professor Jose del Millan.
"To do that, a helmet detects the intention of some physical movement and translates it into action."
Prof. Sankai, CYBERDYNE, Inc./Univ. of Tsukuba Brain-controlled Cyberdyne's Hal suit allows disabled patients to walk again. Japanese company Cyberdyne is helping people who cannot walk to regain mobility by dressing them in a full-body robotic suit called Hal.
Now… knowing how my brain jumps about all over the place, this strikes me as intriguing:
I can see me changing up, down, lights on, off and bell ringing every time I glance about :-)
