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Facebook agrees to acquire brain-computing startup CTRL-labs

• cameronbrown 7y ago
  So now Zuck's going to have a live feed to my thoughts? Sign me up!
• agoodthrowaway 7y ago
  Anyone know if this technology works? Sounds a bit too good to be true.
  • T-A 7y ago
    It's not that far-fetched; they read off motor neurons in the wearer's arm, not the brain. Same principle behind this prosthetic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk1NkWl_W2Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk1NkWl_W2Y It seems to work well enough for demos: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/6/17433516/ctrl-labs-brain-computer-interface-armband-hands-on-preview https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/6/17433516/ctrl-labs-brain-c...
• person_of_color 7y ago
  I guess my job application to this company is redundant.
• person_of_color 7y ago
  How is this different to MYO armband?
• ddmma 7y ago
  For a company that control minds with computer this aquisition is just ‘reverse engineering’