One researcher commented that the research could help reduce the amount of equipment soldiers are required to carry in the field. Having the ability to simply think of a command like “go over there and look around” would be far less burdensome than requiring the operator to use a remote control to manually maneuver the vehicle. Connection to a wearable computer like Google Glass is also a possibility for future implementation, one researcher said.
Last year, similar research was conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota who found that mind-controlled drones are possible -- and they require about 10 hours of training by an operator before the user’s electrical brain signals can be accurately interpreted by the software. Researchers commented that the technology could be immensely useful to paralyzed people.
