Mind-Controlled Drones Race to the Future From: Medical Design Technology - 04/22/2016 Billed as the world's first drone race involving a brain-controlled interface, 16 pilots used their willpower to drive drones through a 10-yard dash over an indoor basketball court at the University of Florida this past weekend. The Associated Press was there to record the event, which was sponsored with research funding from Intel Corp. Organizers want to make it an annual inter-collegiate spectacle, involving ever-more dynamic moves and challenges, and a trophy that puts the brain on a pedestal. Scientists have been able to detect brainwaves for more than a century, and mind-controlled technology is already providing for medical breakthroughs, helping paralyzed people move limbs or robotic prosthetics. But only recently has the technology become widely accessible. The electroencephalogram headsets the competitors wore can be purchased online for several hundred dollars. So far, Brain Computer Interface research has largely been about helping disabled people regain freedom of movement. Recently, an Ohio man using only his thoughts was able to move his paralyzed hand through a chip implanted in his brain. In Miami, doctors using BCI are helping a 19-year-old man stand on his own after losing the use of his legs in a motorcycle accident. Read the entire article at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/04/ready-set-think-mind-controlled-drones-race-future-0 Links: Juan Gilbert https://www.cise.ufl.edu/people/faculty/jgilbert Emotiv https://emotiv.com NeuroSky http://store.neurosky.com/pages/mindwave Brain-controlled Drone Race Pushes Future Tech http://www.ecnmag.com/news/2016/04/mind-blown-brain-controlled-drone-race-pushes-future-tech Why Not Fly a Drone – With Your Mind? http://www.engineering.com/Education/EducationArticles/ArticleID/12046/Why-Not-Fly-a-Drone-With-Your-Mind.aspx