Thanks to the hard work of a few Russian scientists, everyone might soon be able to use the power of telekinesis.
They’ve created a special quadcopter that doesn’t need
external controls as it can be operated with the power of thought. The
user needs to put on a special helmet that can read human thoughts and
translate them into machine-readable instructions, telling the copter
how high and far to fly.
The project was financed by Russia’s Foundation for
Advanced Research, an organisation that supports research programs in
the interest of national defense. Neurobotics, a Zelenograd-based
company, worked on the copter’s design for many years before developing a
successful prototype. “Commands, or ‘conditions’ as we call them, are
generated by the sensors on the head of an operator,” Neurobotics
director Vladimir Konyshev explained. “The person thinks about certain
actions at right moments which the system then recognises and
identifies.”
One of the most notable features of the technology is that
it allows the user to multitask. “It is important that the demonstrator
who controls the copter can do something else at the same time,” he
added. “Only then we can talk about a technology that can be used for
military purposes.” So the scientists who are currently testing the
device are able to control it while going about other activities
simultaneously.
According to Vitaliy Davidov of the Fund of Perspective
Research Development of the Russian Federation, the technology is
important because it has many other applications apart from controlling
drones or copters. “The possibilities for usage of the neurointerface
are also very interesting and does not have to be exclusively used for
the copter,” he said.
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