Check out Bandai's mind-controlled robot prototype

NeU has built a toy robot prototype controlled directly by the mind of the user. — NeU/Youtube.com/AFP

Researchers at NeU, a joint venture between Tohoku University and Hitachi, have developed a prototype toy robot controlled directly by the mind, in collaboration with toy giant Bandai.

This robot, called Zeonic Technics, is a toy designed to help teach science and technology to children. The NeU scientists created a way to interact with the toy by linking the user's brain to a mobile application dedicated to the robot.