ATR, Honda Co-develop New BMI, Using Brain Activity to Manipulate Robots.Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex ) and Honda Research Institute Japan (HRI HRI Horse Racing Ireland HRI High Resolution Instrument HRI Human-Robot Interaction HRI Hellenic Resources Institute (Greece) HRI Human Rights Internet (Ottawa, Canada) ) have co-developed an innovative brain machine interface (BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ), a basic technology for manipulating robots. Unlike existing models, the new system manipulates robots by decoding the brain activities of human beings. This system, which requires no implantation of electrodes in the brain or special training, can control robots almost on a real time basis. In the recent experiments, the two partners confirmed that the new system can recreate movements of a robot based on decoded brain signals with an accuracy of at least 85%. Going forward, they plan to proceed with research with a view to improving and downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing the system. This new BMI is based on a theory developed by Yukiyasu Kamitani at ATR, which was initially published under the title of "Decoding the Perceptual and Subjective Contents of the Human Brain" in the May 2005 issue of Nature Neuroscience. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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