Robot controls people

People build robots to do everything, and then it will be time for robots to be able to control ourselves.

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The interaction between people and machines has turned into a new chapter with an experiment conducted by a group of French researchers at the Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics Laboratory (Informatics, Robotics, and Microelectronics - LIRMM). ) of Montpellier University. In the experiment, Fujitsu's humanoid robot HOAP-3 controlled a person's arm, through electrodes, to drop a ball into a robot-held basket.

To do this, the researchers divided the physiological functions of the human arm into mechanical parts: bent elbows, swivel wrists, and grip hands. The electrodes are implanted on the person's arm so that the robot can transfer its energy (muscle) signals using a technique called electrical impulse stimulation (FES). People are blindfolded to not move their arms themselves.

The tests were successful, but the researchers were only temporarily satisfied with their initial results. The research is still in the initial stage, the robot has to move the basketball ring after the patient's arm has signaled in a reasonable position. Another problem is that scientists can only make a patient's elbows move in one direction and on a flat surface, and their arms must be presumed.

The goal of the study is to create a robot that can help restore and re-control the motor muscles for patients with polio and other disabilities. In the future, scientists hope to produce better results by improving their electrical impulse system, so that they can produce more precise movements in more directions.