A new robot control system created at MIT CSAIL lets you pilot a drone just by moving your arms. The system, called Conduct-A-Bot, measures arm movements through wearable motion sensors, and records muscle signals through electrodes attached to the skin. Algorithms then convert the muscle and motion data into different controls. Rotate your wrist, and the drone turns; flick your hand up to make it elevate; clench your fist, and the drone accelerates; stiffen your arm and watch it stop. [Read: ‘Pandemic drones’ are flying over the US to detect coronavirus symptoms] Check it out in action in the video below. Robotic intuition The…
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