Japan Unveils Mind Control Robot

And finally... in Japan scientists at the Honda Research Institute have unveiled the world's first brain to machine interface. Dubbed BMI short for Brain Machine Interface this new technology system will enable people to control robots using their mind.




Pushing buttons and fiddling with levers to control a robot could be a thing of the past. Honda's new system works using a brain activity measuring device that sends signals to their famous ASIMO humanoid robot.




As a user imagines moving a body part, sensors placed on the head measure and analyze the slight waves and blood flow changes in the brain. This allows the robot to make corresponding movements such as raising its arm or leg.




Honda hopes to incorporate the technology into a variety of human-friendly products in the future.




[Tatsuya Okube, Honda Research]:

"As you know, we are, we are fundamental researchers so now we are, we are challenging to release some new technology. So unfortunately now we cannot expect when we can release BMI (Brain Machine Interface) as a product."




Japan is now home to almost half of the world's 800,000 industrial robots. This massive robot population is expected to turn into a 10 billion U.S. dollar industry in the future.

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[ftrice88]

When do I get my surrogate?

[SparkysTunes]

it would be funny if he was horny

[123theJapan]

JAPAN TECHNOLOGY THE BEST!

[Daniel55556]

WHAT THE FUCK

[Nicro327]

@ng3but Have you seen "Big Dog" and "Pet Man"?

They walk like really realistically and when pushed they re-balance them selves. I believe it was made in america.

[computergeekman12]

It's sad that's how it's controlled, I wish it was the robot itself -_-

[ng3but]

america can't do that, america always do copycat from other country technology :)

[TheViewer44]

@MrAqim1998 because they're rich and like machinery

[IShadowZ40]

leave it to the Japanese to do better at everything

[zimbieification]

thats freiken AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[shazaama]

It could be like avatar

[dustydo95]

lol i think it would be easier to just get up and grab a can of pop b4 u go turn on ur brain machine hop in the fancy seat make sure ur head is in their right than try to control that thing all the way into the kitchen lol