Tag: MIND CONTROL

In 2008, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated technology which effectively allowed a monkey to control a robotic arm with its brain. The researchers, directed by Dr. Andrew Schwartz, implanted microelectrodes into the simian's noggin that enabled the primate to manipulate a mechanical system composed of a "hand," an arm, an elbow and a shoulder joint. At the time, ...

Mattel was on hand showing off a pile of new toys at CES to be released in the fall. Easily the most intriguing is the Mind Flex, the perfect toy for someone who loves puzzles but hates themselves. With the Mind Flex, you guide a foam ball through a completely customizable obstacle course, using your mind to levitate it along the way. We got a little hands-on time with it and put it through its ...

This won't mark the first time the US government has looked into other means for helping soldiers communicate on the battlefield, but it's one of the first instances where vocal cords aren't even necessary. The US Army has recently awarded a $4 million contract to a coalition of scientists, all of which will soon start developing a "thought helmet" to enable voiceless, secure communication between ...

The DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is considering offering a contract to PRI (the Psychotechnology Research Institute), where a group of researchers claim to have developed software that can pick out terrorists and even train individuals to pick out terrorists -- subconsciously. The technology, called Semantic Stimuli Response Measurements Technology (SSRM Tek), is said to gauge a ...