9 Mind-Blowing Tech Projects That Prove The Future Is Now

9. Mind-Controlled Machines

Harvard Medical School is on a roll with it’s telepathic technology. Not content to stick to person-to-person communication, HMS has developed BrainGate, which is a neural implant the size of a baby aspirin. This set of electrodes sits inside the brain of a quadriplegic, and monitors signals that would correspond with limb movement in order to move a mouse pointer on a computer screen.

Although the intention is to give people with limited mobility a better quality of life, this technology represents a first real step in human-brain-to-computer technology.

Imagine waking up in the morning, telepathically turning on the coffee pot then mentally sorting through your new emails while lying in bed. This could be a reality in our lifetime, thanks to BrainGate.