Honda's Robot ASIMO At its headquarters in Tokyo , Japan, Honda Motor Company demonstrated on Tuesday technology which links a person's thoughts with robots. The operator wears a helmet which scans for electric currents stimulated by brain activity , but also uses infrared sensors to detect changes in blood flows in the head. The information is sent to a computer, which can then execute robotic movements such as opening the trunk of the vehicle or turning on the car's air conditioning. The commands usually take just seconds to reach the robot. Honda also released a video where a humanoid robot named Asimo was operated by a person wearing the helmet. The employee was stated to be thinking about raising his right hand, after which Asimo moved its right arm.
 At its headquarters in , Japan, demonstrated on Tuesday technology which links a person's thoughts with robots. The operator wears a helmet which , but also uses infrared sensors to detect changes in blood flows in the head. The information is sent to a computer, which can then execute robotic movements such as opening the trunk of the vehicle or turning on the car's air conditioning. The commands usually take just seconds to reach the robot. Honda also released a video where a humanoid robot named was operated by a person wearing the helmet. The employee was stated to be thinking about raising his right hand, after which Asimo moved its right arm.
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