My thoughts through a robot's eyes: an augmented reality-brain-machine interface.
A brain-machine interface (BMI) uses neurophysiological signals from the brain to control external devices, such as robot arms or computer cursors. Combining augmented reality with a BMI, we show that the user's brain signals successfully controlled an agent robot and operated devices in the robot's environment. The user's thoughts became reality through the robot's eyes, enabling the augmentation of real environments outside the anatomy of the human body.
Cognitive Functions Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Sensory Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8555, Japan. kansaku-kenji@rehab.go.jp
Kenji
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Kansaku
Naoki
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Hata
Kouji
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Takano
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004777:Environment; D004867:Equipment Design; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D009068:Movement; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface