Right now it’s just being tested, but scientists in Europe have figured out a way for someone to control the movement of a small robot just by thinking “turn left” or “turn right,” etc. The eventual goal is to use the technology to build a mind-controlled wheelchair for the severely disabled:
The user dons the electrode-lined skullcap, which monitors electrical activity on the surface of the head. A web of wires sends the information to a computer. Millan’s software then analyses the brain’s activity and, using a wireless link, passes on any commands it spots to the robot.
