The Toyota Motor Company not only builds some outstanding cars - we own three of them - but also researches how to drive other vehicles, for example, wheelchairs. The company announced it has developed a technology that moves wheelchairs by simply thinking about it. Go left, go right, go forward. Just imagine the future applications. You can read about the research here. Fast forward a century and you can imagine the ease with which we will control our environment. I suppose this will work quite well if all the users are wired correctly, but I can't expect perfection. The Dr. Morbiuses of that world could make it most exciting.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Wheelchairs With Ego-Drive
The Toyota Motor Company not only builds some outstanding cars - we own three of them - but also researches how to drive other vehicles, for example, wheelchairs. The company announced it has developed a technology that moves wheelchairs by simply thinking about it. Go left, go right, go forward. Just imagine the future applications. You can read about the research here. Fast forward a century and you can imagine the ease with which we will control our environment. I suppose this will work quite well if all the users are wired correctly, but I can't expect perfection. The Dr. Morbiuses of that world could make it most exciting.
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