[Tyler]

Thought-Controlled Computers Progressing
     





 
Researchers at CMU and Intel
are attempting to map and understand human brain activity well enough
that individual
words
can be detected.  
Currently, giant MRI machines are being used but the future holds
smaller devices that can be worn like a helmet according to Dean
Pomerleau, senior researcher at Intel.
The efficiency and productivity of word detection will be superior to
existing technology that allows an operator to simply control a cursor.  
This technology will no doubt make its way into robotic telepresence
applications including remote surgery and construction in dangerous
environments such as the ocean and space.

   

http://robots.net/article/3056.html