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Pop culture fantasies such as “The Terminator” and “Robocop” abound with far-fetched scenarios that meld robot force and human intellect. Until recently, such feats of engineering sounded more like science fiction than fact, except for when it came to providing mobility for the severely disabled.
The Pentagon’s bionic arm with individually moving digits and Honda’s battery-powered robotic legs are two recent examples of technologies that have enabled people to overcome devastating physical obstacles. But harnessing the power of the human brain and utilizing its impulses to power robot-driven machinery is a Jedi mind leap into the future of robotic science.
That future may not be as distant as you think, thanks to Javier Minguez at northeastern Spain’s University of Zaragoza.