The Australian Army is experimenting with controlling robotic dogs with mental commands. It has been reported Evening Standard.
A video released by the Australian Army shows a soldier “telepathically” guiding a four-legged Vision 60 Ghost robot through a series of waypoints in an open field. According to the broadcast, the officer chose the droid’s destinations in mind.
It is recorded that the military uses the Microsoft Hololens 2 mixed reality headset, which can read brain waves and convert them into commands.
Its simplicity distinguishes this method from other brain-machine interface technologies that use invasive brain implants, such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink, or medical devices that help patients who have lost the ability to speak communicate.
There have been two successful demonstrations of the technology in total. Despite this, the publication believes it is too early to talk about the introduction of mental control of drones into the military.
Formerly DeepRobotics of China showed a herd of four-legged robots.
For the test, a task was set that required collective action – to search for certain items on the football field in a short time.
A total of 30 artificial obstacles and 5 targets were placed: human dummies and warnings about explosives.