Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a Jedi-like mind control system that allows you to control a drone by just twisting and lifting your forearm.
A video uploaded by the CSAIL team shows off the system. The drone pilot is able to maneuver a small drone through a series of rings easily just by twisting, raising, and lowering his forearm thanks to a device strapped around his arm.
The goal is to make controlling the drone — and potentially other pieces of technology — as natural as possible by harnessing human intuition.
A paper published last month details the such a “plug-and-play gesture control” that relies on muscle and motion sensors.
The bracelet-like device picks up motion through electrical signals and can differentiate between a clenched fist, hand rotation, or forearm movement.
According to experiments, the drone was adept at reading desired inputs, correctly identifying and responding to 81 percent of 1,535 “unstructured gestures.”