Feb 16 2011
Scientists at the AUT University are working on developing ‘With’, a compact robot, which can be controlled by brain signals. These scientists belong to an international team of researchers working on mapping brain signals and converting signals into tasks.
Brain-Controlled Robot
With is a whiny robot and is driven by nine batteries that are rechargeable. The robot receives instructions from the brain and acts accordingly. The scientists believe that in future brain-controlled robots could serve as a major innovation.
Professor Nik Kasabov stated that signals from the brain can be utilized to enable disabled people to operate wheelchairs and their artificial body parts.
At present, the whiny robot can react to facial expressions. The scientists have mentioned that facial reactions are more effective outcomes of brain signals and they can be easily captured by the robot. It is expected that by including several complicated signals, the robot could even be operated by thoughts.