Thought controlled machines

How stuff works article on thought controlled wheelchairs.

Physicist Stephen Hawkings uses a wheelchair that is very advanced and even speaks on his behalf once he has formulated a sentence using minimalistic movement of his finger on his right hand.

The thought controlled wheelchair uses subvocal speech.

Ambient Audeo System

Michael Callahan and Thomas Coleman founded Ambient, the company that develops and markets the Audeo system. Audeo was initially envisioned as a way for severely disabled people to communicate, but Ambient expanded the control systems to include the ability to control a wheelchair or interact with a computer

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