Robotic limbs operating by thought alone are just one advantage to brain-to-brain interface (BBI) technology being developed by researchers at Harvard University.
Welcome to thought technology. Brain hacking may one day be a possibility.
The power of the human brain is beginning to be realised in a digital-meets-physical sense. The telepathy devices, no longer the subject of sci-fi novels, are currently in development. The aim is to create technology that is non-invasive and able to receive commands via the brainwaves of a human operator. The researchers are working with technology that can transmit a human’s thoughts to a computer, then have the data translate into commands at the other end.
It’s far out stuff.
There have been great advances in the field of neurotechnology in recent years. In past experiments, rats have been trained to detect infra-red light via implants in their brain. Last month, researchers at Washington University conducted a successful experiment of BBI technology, where the hand of a test subject was moved by the thoughts of another via the internet.
In another 20 years, this type of technology may be a part of everyday life.
The possibilities are endless. Passwords may one day be replaced by passthoughts. Sending a message may one day be a telepathic command. The world may one day be filled with robotic cyborg slaves that do a human’s bidding in remote locations controlled by our very imagination.
The technology in development today is, for all intents and purposes, putting the science fiction community out of business.
In late August, a rag-tag collection of Israeli neuroscientists, artists, hackers, robotics experts, designers, and entrepreneurs met in a bar in Tel Aviv to iron out the details of a neurohackathon called Brainihack. As the first of its kind, the event will pave the way for future development in the field, with the aim of developing practical and marketable neurotechnology programs and products over the course of an intense weekend competition.
“It’s futuristic, completely mind-blowing stuff. When you see it work, when you try it, it’s like having a sixth sense or another organ,” said one Israeli entrepreneur, Hamutal Meridor. “I’ve literally been waiting for this revolution to come for the last 10 years. Now that it’s here, my goal is to get as many creative people’s hands on this technology.”
The results of Brainihack will be revealed in October at BrainTech 2013 in Tel Aviv.
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