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[gofreak]

This kind of stuff isn't TOTALLY new, but it's always cool. So:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK...obot_Using_Mind_Control,_Thomas_Moore_Reports

(there's a brief clip on the front sky.com/news page)

A monkey fitted with a hi-tech brain chip has learned to move a complex robotic arm using mind control.

The animal can operate the robot with such dexterity that it can reach out to grab, and turn a handle.

The mechanical arm has an arm, elbow, wrist and simple hand, which the monkey controls with the power of thought.

Sky News was given exclusive access to the laboratory at Pittsburgh University in the United States.

The research is progressing so rapidly that scientists hope to start trials on paralysed patients within a year.

The system is so quick that if the arm overshoots the monkey's intended target, it can rapidly correct the movement.

Dr Schwartz told Sky News: "It's pretty amazing because monkeys aren't used to moving tools.

"We use them all the time. Imagine you're moving your arm to get that piece of food. Conveying that to a monkey is pretty difficult, yet the monkey learns it fairly rapidly.

"As the days go by, you see the monkeys start using it as if it is part of their own body."

The monkey cannot feel the electrodes in its brain, and did not appear to be distressed by the wires leading from a socket on its head.

Direct brain/machine interfaces could really be 'the next big thing'.

 

[Mr. Sam]

I remember this from a while ago. Still cool.

 

[rex64]

monkeys are awesome

 

[K.Jack]

Was it Jango?

I welcome every step that gets me closer to having a robot body.

 

[MisterHero]

in before terminator.jpg

 

[Zaptruder]

Pretty awesome...

but...

http://www.emotiv.com/

circumvent the need to implant a chip in your head.

Still, there are many simultaneous streams of research into this mind control technology, so that's cool.

And has many practical applications if we can reduce it to a reasonable form factor, particularly when combined with AR displays and mobile computing devices.

I'm writing a series of articles right now on that idea actually.

 

[gdt]

Thats so cool.

That some cyborg type shit yo.

 

[Torquill]

The monkey, seemingly, locked up in that chair-thing makes me sad.

 

[SwitchBladeKneegrow]

He didnt masturbate or throw poo with it?

 

[aceface]

They better have full cyborg bodies ready before I die.

 

[Dabanton]

They better have full cyborg bodies ready before I die.

Hopefully we'll be able to transfer oursleves over into one before we go.

 

[JBuccCP]

Monkey should use his robot arm to rip apart his constraints and escape.

 

[theultimo]

So this is how SHODAN got her power from the monkey's.

Spoiler

You WILL Join the MANY

 

[Kinitari]

Pretty awesome...

but...

http://www.emotiv.com/

circumvent the need to implant a chip in your head.

Still, there are many simultaneous streams of research into this mind control technology, so that's cool.

And has many practical applications if we can reduce it to a reasonable form factor, particularly when combined with AR displays and mobile computing devices.

I'm writing a series of articles right now on that idea actually.

Currently we don't have the means to have very complex control schemes like this one without an implanted BCI. The non-implaneted versions use EEG readings, and that is not nearly as accurate as a BCI.

 

[snesfreak]

One day it's a monkey...then before you know it....

Spoiler

Just replace Nixon with Cheney

 

[Xrenity]

Hopefully we'll be able to transfer oursleves over into one before we go.

What's the use though if it's you 'in a robot'.

 

[Zaptruder]

Currently we don't have the means to have very complex control schemes like this one without an implanted BCI. The non-implaneted versions use EEG readings, and that is not nearly as accurate as a BCI.

Yes, but the abilities of these machines are increasing all the time.

 

[WrikaWrek]

The monkey looks so confident. Ready to conquer the world.

 

[Speevy]

Haha you fools, this is the instrument I needed for world domination!

 

[snaildog]

I think Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington covered this a while ago. "Who cares what a monkey does with an arm? Give it to a worm." I love Karl.