Monkey's Thoughts Move Robot on Other Side of the Planet

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• March 26, 2008
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  Monkey's Thoughts Move Robot on Other Side of the Planet

  Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:21pm

  Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have used a monkey's brain activity to control a robot on the other side of the globe. In what researchers tout as a first-of-its-kind experiment, monkeys' thoughts controlled the walking patterns of a robot in Japan. "They can walk in complete synchronization," said Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, who also is