Brain-controlled helicopter takes concentration to new heights
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An electroencephalography (EEG) headset is used to measure increases in mental concentration. The toy helicopter, called the Orbit, can then be configured so that the more the user concentrates, the higher it flies. To encourage future adaptations, all software and schematics for the Orbit are open source (CNN) -- A toy helicopter controlled by nothing but brainwaves could be available to the public just in time to hover under this year's Christmas tree. Currently touted on crowd-funding website Kickstarter -- where it has already exceeded its pledge goal twice over -- the Orbit comes equipped with an electroencephalography (EEG) headset, capable of reading electrical activity along the scalp. "As you focus your mind on something -- whether it be a math equation or the lyrics of a song -- your brain produces electric signals," explains Steve Cattelotti, CEO and co-founder of Puzzlebox, the San Francisco-based company behind the project.
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| 0 | "As you focus your mind on something -- whether it be a math equation or the lyrics of a song -- your brain produces electric signals," explains Steve Cattelotti, ... |
| -0.0987671 | "When you concentrate, up it goes; when you mentally relax, it comes back down again," explains Cattelotti. |
| -0.0176193 | "So instead of controlling the helicopter, you could modify the programming of the Pyramid to turn the volume up or down on your television," Cattelotti says. ... |
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