The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has revealed it has conducted tests in which drone technology was controlled and operated by the human mind. After undergoing surgery to place electrodes in their brains, two volunteers were able to control simulated vehicles through a bidirectional neural interface. In this case, DARPA researchers used an EEG headset with a camera attached that allowed them to see what they wanted from the drone.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has revealed it has conducted tests in which drone technology was controlled and operated by the human mind. After undergoing surgery to place electrodes in their brains, two volunteers were able to control simulated vehicles through a bidirectional neural interface. DARPA now plans to research how the process can be replicated without the need for surgery and with real robotic technology through its 'Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology' scheme, although the organisation claimed research towards this goal was yet to begin.