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Wheelchair 'steered by thought' unveiled

Posted on Thursday, 2 July, 2009 | 3 comments

Toyota have announced that they have invented a system for allowing a person to steer an electric wheelchair using nothing but their mind by wearing a device that can measure their brain waves.

Japan's Toyota Motor said on Monday it had invented a way to allow a person to steer an electric wheelchair through simple thought, using a helmet-like device that measures their brain waves."

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#1 Posted by Warbringer on 3 July, 2009, 10:27
Sweet.

#2 Posted by Dr Alien on 3 July, 2009, 10:32
now we just need a bomb that kills the person your thinking about killing

#3 Posted by Bella-Angelique on 5 July, 2009, 2:35
Actually I was thinking of something more along the lines of using it on males to automatically lower the toilet seats, shut the refrigerator door, and turn off lights.It could bring world peace.

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