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Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Runs on Thought
Medgadget —
A couple years ago we mentioned that researchers at the University of Zaragoza in Spain have begun working on a wheelchair that would be operated by thought alone. Now that work has yielded a prototype model that essentially performs the basic task of getting a person from one place to another. By first providing options on a laptop screen for where to go, the system then reads EEG waves as the user focuses on the preferred choice and moves the chair accordingly.
Here's a video from the research team describing how the wheelchair system functions:
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Thought-Controlled Wheelchair
Ubergizmo —
Researchers from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, have successfully come up with a working prototype of a wheelchair that operates by thought alone. It will offer options on a display on where one is able to go, where the system will then interpret EEG waves as the user focuses on the preferred destination, where the wheelchair will then move accordingly. We suppose this is somewhat similar to thought-controlled game controllers that we've seen in the past.
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A Wheelchair Controlled By Man's Mighty Will [The Brain]
Gizmodo —
We've seen a few instances of mind-controlled wheel chairs, and now researchers from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, offer us yet another amazing prototype. The chair displays a realtime 3D HUD while the user concentrates on basic functions, such as rotating the chair left or right. That information is read by the chair via EEG waves (the electricity running along your scalp as a byproduct of your brain working). It's the same idea we've seen in recent game controllers, but applied to a more practical use. The chair also features laser sensors, allowing it to override a ...
Mind-controlled prototype wheelchair is unbelievable
Newlaunches.com —
Mind-controlled_wheelchair.jpg The mind-controlled wheelchair’s prototype has been developed at the University of Zaragoza in Spain. It uses an EEG cap worn on the head, using a P300 neurophysiological protocol and automated navigation. This is how it works. The user sees a real-time visualization of his surroundings on the screen in front of him and then concentrates on the space where he wants to navigate to. Once the location is chosen, the user can just sit back and relax as the wheelchair will do the rest of work. Now isn’t that cool! There is no information on the commercialization of this prototype. I really hope they would because it has been ...
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