The system uses a helmet covered with electroencephalography and near-infrared spectroscopy sensors that monitor electrical brainwaves and cerebral blood flow--signals that alter slightly during the human thought process.
The user thinks of one of a limited number of gestures it wants from the robot, which has been fitted with a Brain Machine Interface.
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