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Issue 23 trends in automation
Compass 12 – 13
CogniGame: Control by the power of thought
with a brain computer interface and conventional
operation with muscular force (top).
Training for the brain and muscles: The ExoHand
in combination with a brain computer interface
(bottom left).
A possible future scenario: Controlling machines
by thoughts (bottom right).
brain. The mu rhythm occurs as a result
of physical movement or even the
mere thought of such movement. It is
therefore sufficient to simply imagine the
left hand moving, for example, in order
to move the hardware in that direction.
The future is interactive
The ExoHand and CogniGame show
the enormous potential that human
machine interaction holds for the
future. In industry, operators will be
able to perform laborious tasks, which
can currently only be performed by the
human hand, with incredible flexibility.
Robots with highly sensitive remote
control operation not only allow high
precision work to be carried out over
long distances, but also let people
feel what and how the robot grips. By
bridging the gap between the human
brain and the hardware to be controlled,
humans and machines can become
partners for a future that until just a few
years ago only researchers and science
fiction authors could dream of.
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