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With this new system, robots can ‘read’ your mind

Directing bots with brain waves and muscle twitches could make for a speedier response time

mind-control robot

MIND CONTROL  Robots that are sensitive to brain and muscle signals from a human supervisor (like the drill-wielding bot shown here) could make for better assistants in factories or homes.

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By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

Getting robots to do what we want would be a lot easier if they could read our minds.