For someone with the current brain-computer interfacetechnology, it takes tremendous concentration and effort to type out a short message on a computer screen.
His team at the Neural Systems Laboratory, University of Washington, hopes to take brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to the next level by attempting to teach robots new skills directly via brain signals.
The Emotiv EPOC headset - the first Brain Computer Interface (BCI) device for the gaming market is the technology behind the revolution -- and the company claims to have already mastered thought control.
As reported by Susan Young at the MIT Technology Review, a woman who is paralyzed from the neck down is using an advanced brain-computer interface to operate a robotic arm.