Mind control of helicopters now. What might be next?

In this amazing feat of engineering, a person’s thoughts are used to navigate a robot, which makes us wonder about other applications in the future. Using a brain-computer interface developed by University of Minnesota biomedical engineering…

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TEK Robotic Mobilization Device

Here’s a wheelchair alternative that may eventually save on the cost of some of the more expensive home modifications such as widening doorways. It’s a new concept that will surely improve but already holds much promise….

Teaching Computers to Hear Emotion

  Listen to the podcast above, as Steven Cherry introduces the topic and then interviews professor Wendi Heinzelman. Listen carefully, because it’s short: “March 21st” That person sounded sad, right? Let’s try another one. “Six hundred five!”…