The Russian kicksharing service Whoosh announced the successful completion of an experiment in which scooter control was tested using the power of thought. The Russian biotech laboratory Neiry helped Whoosh in this.
The Neiry neurointerface is a device that takes readings of a person's electroencephalogram of the brain. In appearance, the device resembles a regular headband.
It was connected to a computer using the API, and the computer to a Whoosh Segway Ninebot scooter. Neiry algorithms analyze the degree of concentration of a person, the developers linked this indicator with the speed of the electric scooter.
As clearly shown in the video, the speed of the scooter increases when a person concentrates, and in a state when concentration decreases, the speed of the scooter decreases.
Thus, the developers managed to change the speed of the scooter "by the power of thought." This is the first such experiment in the world.