ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, HANGZHOU, CHINA. FlyingBuddy2, a mind-controlled quadcopter, has been recently developed by a group of researchers. With the use of an EEG or an Emotiv electroencephalography headset, the user will be able to pilot the quadcopter by just using the brain. The Emotive EEG headset interprets the brain activity and translates it into commands for the quadcopter through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
Brain-control technology is not something new nowadays. In fact, there have been several gadgets developed to work with brain-control. Some smartphone apps, PC games and some other gadgets have been working using brainwaves. It is only a matter of time until we see something new that will be brain-controlled as well. It will be beneficial to our handicapped friends who want to lead a normal life despite their disability.
A team of researchers at Zhejiang University in China has been working really hard on this project. They made sure that FlyingBuddy2 won’t just be a brain-controlled toy but a helpful assistant to the handicapped as well.
The quadcopter is equipped with a camera and can fly over objects smoothly. That way, it will be able to take pictures and even videos of things that you cannot normally go to such as trees and rooftops. The brain signals are instantly read by the headset and transferred to a laptop through Bluetooth technology and relayed to the quadcopter through Wi-Fi.
| Invention | FlyingBuddy2 |
|---|---|
| Organization | Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China |
| Researcher | Undisclosed |
| Field(s) | Mind-controlled, Drones, Flyingbuddy2, Quadcopter, Emotiv, EEG, Aerospace, Disability |
| Further Information | New Scientist |
