That’s one small step for a robot

[SSCUJO]

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you bring up a good point, to follow your examples, we could see bomb squad robots being controlled simply by the mind, or basic surgeries being preformed by a machine controlled by the mind of a doctor.

i agree the idea of person to person telepathy looks like something distant, but the idea of transfering technological information with nothing but your mind (as shown in the article) is amazing, even if the persons brain itself couldn't read the information, I suppose you could see it as an internal harddrive, storing information to be dumped at a later time.

[Zythus]

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I like rade's anaolgy. I'm with Charless on this issue. (Hey, long time no see!)

Like guns, bows, and arrows, they were made to be for the productivity of hunting and getting a meal on the table. Now what? are you really oblivious to the shooting reports that blemishes the newspapers daily? The same logic as with this experiment. Might it bring convinience and accomplishment to futher devolop the power of nanotechnology? Yes, it will. But like a gun, theres no such thing as a weapon that doesn't kill. It would potentially be harnessed for evil and personal gain by those greedy individuals. Brain control? Suicide bombing without actually having the suicider being there but merely using a robot to do his bidding? Its not out of the possibility nor blow out of proportion.

Its human nature to kill and gain and be egotistical. Keep your heads below the clouds.

[SSCUJO]

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I like rade's anaolgy. I'm with Charless on this issue. (Hey, long time no see!)

Like guns, bows, and arrows, they were made to be for the productivity of hunting and getting a meal on the table. Now what? are you really oblivious to the shooting reports that blemishes the newspapers daily? The same logic as with this experiment. Might it bring convinience and accomplishment to futher devolop the power of nanotechnology? Yes, it will. But like a gun, theres no such thing as a weapon that doesn't kill. It would potentially be harnessed for evil and personal gain by those greedy individuals. Brain control? Suicide bombing without actually having the suicider being there but merely using a robot to do his bidding? Its not out of the possibility nor blow out of proportion.

Its human nature to kill and gain and be egotistical. Keep your heads below the clouds.

does that mean it shouldn't happen? a computer is the best example of what your talking about. Its used for so much good and yet for so much evil, would the world be a better place without it?

there is an evil side to everything, that cannot be helped. This technology can be used to help us in a good way, if that is at the cost of something like safety then i don't think that will stop it, we have seen so many technologies that could be possibly adapted for evil, we can't live in fear of every new technology that arises.

[Zythus]

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I did not say that it shouldn't happen.
In fact, I never did mention the action that needs to be taken.

Potential. Its the reasoning of possibilities.

[Grandiagod]

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As for arguing about the "possible bad implications" of this experiment in regards to practical applications.

The Military has been using remote controlled robots and drones for years now, in fact I would say that hooking them up to the brain would actually decrease their performance as opposed to using a standard joystick. At least for the next hundred years or so.

[Shadowcliff]

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This is a great advancement in technology, but the technology itself mentioned in this article, I think, wouldn't be able to be used for 'evil'. Unless, of course, if everyone went around getting the chip inplanted in their head, which would probably be a very costly procedure. My opinion of advanced technology? Well, it's definately becoming more advanced and becoming a bigger impact in our lives.

But nanotechnology kind of makes me worried; could a new kind of terrorism develop off of it? Think about it: Bio-terrorism involve viruses sent around through mail and such. If nanotechnology is getting smaller and smaller, then it could become small enough for us to unnoticably breath in. And someone could control us. (The one thing that keeps me from worrying too much about it; the nanotechnology, I am almost certain, could not withstand stomache acids.)

[AloysiusRexford]

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I think this should continue onward. Why not? Everyone thinks of the negative affects. There would be loads of good as well. As far as two humans 'linking up' - that'd be pretty awesome. I can only imagine the benefits for the military. 'linking up' squad members so they can better think as one whole unit. Would be interesting if you could control peoples actions. There's alot of good for that and alot of bad (if in the wrong hands). You could help alot of people if you could control negative impulses that hurt peoples lives: Addictions, crime, etc..