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“Reliably” is the tricky bit. Accessibility gear needs to be robust, but a lot of the BCIs, especially the noninvasive ones, tend to be a bit janky. As a resul
by mattkrause 5y ago
“Reliably” is the tricky bit.
Accessibility gear needs to be robust, but a lot of the BCIs, especially the noninvasive ones, tend to be a bit janky. As a result, you can zip around in VR once the experienced lab tech sets you up, but maybe don’t have the DOF to control a real wheelchair or a system that disabled people can set up themselves. Some of this is probably just need some good systems engineering, but there are some legit technical challenges too.
I think this will start to change soon: there’s a lot of money flowing into neurotech and hopefully, some of it will end up with people who are more serious than hype-y. (If nothing else, I’d like a job :-))
- sterlind 5y agomaybe it doesn't have to be perfect, as long as there's some safeguards? like if you had some sort of collision radar or a way for the user to emergency stop (e.g. maybe a blink pattern), it might work well enough to give back some freedom. I hope it changes too. I have a progressive disability and the lack of innovation/competition in assistive devices is starting to make me nervous as I start to need more.