Russian scientists have created a quadrocopter controlled by thought – RSUTE

Russian company from Zelenograd Neurobotics neurointerface developed to help you manage quadrocopters using brain impulses. Create neurointerface funded Foundation for Advanced Studies of the Russian Federation (DRF).

Head Neurobotics noted that the main task of development was that the person operating the drone could simultaneously perform other actions. Engineers managed to cope with this task – during a demonstration device user moves, and while quadrocopter recognize different team.

Work on the system began in the summer of last year. The developers note that the device has a very large range of applications. In particular, it can be used by people with disabilities in the management of “smart home”. In addition, the device is indispensable in the military sphere. According to engineers, management training fighters quadrocopters power of thought will take several months.

«Our brain constantly generates some brain signals. Such brain noise, electric, which is constantly in our skull. Our goal is to make this noise like a process, organize and understand what it shows. Mathematicians make an algorithm that detects signals, classifies them, and then these signals we have already applied for some controlled device ».

One of the applications neyrokvadrokoptera – military. It can be personal protective equipment – such as body armor. A soldier needs to know what to expect ahead of him, on the positions of the enemy, and this starts quadrocopter reconnaissance. But as the military battle is busy, the other ways to manage your gadget, but to the power of thought can not be said Alexander Zonov. “Well, for example, a soldier hands may be busy, he can not talk. For example, he is pounding the enemy or run. When we run, we are difficult to start managing your fingers, hands, eyes. But you can control it with their biosignals ».

In a world where some 200 companies working on similar technology, even the fruit of their labor has poured in commercial samples. Thus, the Internet can buy some gadgets or computer games, which are controlled by the alleged brain impulses. But Alexander Zonov argues that all these toys work on a different principle. Our approach is unique, “Foreign counterparts do not track some subtle signals of the cerebral cortex, but they can track myogram. That is the man, roughly speaking, he grimaced in a way it had found a signal. We went the other way. We’re just trying to understand what is happening in the brain, not in the muscles. And we control directly from the brain ».

must say that scientists neuroscientists very skeptical of attempts to control devices via brain impulses. The only access to the electrical signals of the brain – it’s all the same EEG. Anything else is not yet invented. But it is, by definition, can not read any thoughts, recalls Head of the Laboratory of Nervous System Research Institute of Human Morphology, Sergey Saveliev, “What is EEG? This is the only method proven to be effective in the case where it is necessary to monitor the epileptic focus or postoperative complications epileptogenic. All. Any thoughts using electroencephalograph can not catch ».

That is to feel EEG signal coming from the brain, it must be strong. As during an epileptic seizure. Or, again, some terrible memories, from which a man literally korezhit. It is clear that the idea of ​​managing quadrocopters such stress can not cause, and the device it has determined.

So the experimenters have to go on cunning and think about something else, it is unpleasant, says Sergey Saveliev: “Man thinks I am not about to take off upward, and recounts how he was bitten by a wasp. Do you understand? To the excitement was unambiguous and strong. To this encephalograph poor could perceive the signal. And in order that he flew down to think about how he saw a cat run over with him, for example. But it is unlikely that he could have so much to be excited by the six teams to somehow mimic controlled flight ».

However, the developers themselves admit neyrokvadrokoptera and that their project is at a very early stage of development. And, of course, the use of it in the fight too early. But something in any case, we must begin. Subject something promising. And if not us, then others will do. Besides, if you believe the pictures shown, controlled by the brain operator gadget actually moving to where it will indicate the human mind.

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