From AFP.com, great news for those hoping the robots DO win:
“Japan plans to develop “mind-reading” robots and consumer electronics that can be controlled by thought alone and hopes to market them within a decade, the Nikkei daily reported Thursday.”
Toyota, Honda, Hitachi, Osaka University, the National Institute of Information and Comnunications Technology, and the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International will all likely be involved with this project.
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