Connecting mind and machine?

Question

If someone found a way to make a machine move based on what the person was feeling or thinking, would you be uncomfortable?

Would the U.S. government be interested in the person's work if it became a reality?

I just want to learn on what to avoid.

Answer 1

These machines are being created.  The major use of these machines is to provide useful functions for people who are handicapped.  For example, for a quadriplegic a machine with a robot arm and a brain sensor would give him a useful arm.  

I assume that much of this research is funded by the National Institutes of Health.  

Don't worry about avoiding these machines.  Worry more about having to need one.

Answer 2

We already do that, but it usually depends on the thoughts being translated into specific nerve impulses which move fingers to press keys on a keyboard.  It could be more efficient if we could bypass all those stages of translation.  Lots of people and companies and industries would be interested in that.

Answer 3

yeah, I would be somewhat uncomfortable.

the government might be interested. but it all depends. because it is a pretty weird theory to think about.

but I'm sure it will be possible in the near future.

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Answer 4

Some one already has, yes the government is interested in this type of work.

It can not be avoided it is an inevitable consequence of evolution.