Researchers at the University of Minnesota has developed a system that allows someone wearing a special helmet to use only their thoughts to precisely pilot a flying robot around a gym. The technology may someday allow people robbed of speech and mobility by neurodegenerative diseases to regain function by controlling artificial limbs, wheelchairs, or other devices. And it's completely noninvasive: Brain waves are picked up by the electrodes of an EEG cap on the scalp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWz4qa2XQA Subscribe to The Daily Conversation http://bit.ly/WZnLnd Join the conversation on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thedailyconversation Add TDC to your circles on Google+ https://plus.google.com/100134925804523235350/posts Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/thedailyconvo