Looks like the next step in robotics has been achieved, with scientists from the US and Japan successfully developing a humanoid robot that can be controlled by the Web using a monkey’s brain activity. that development could see paralyzed public walk again by controlling exoskeletons using their minds, somewhat like how the fictional Professor Xavier used his telepathic powers to move about in his Shi’iar exoskeleton way back in the “Fatal Attractions” storyline. It will take

years for that technology to be made available to humans, but progress has been impressive. According to the team of scientists, it takes around 250ms for the brain to create a signal and for the leg to move - I think a 2.5 second lag is a minimal tradeoff for someone to regain mobility.

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Original post by Allanda