In Russia, combat exoskeletons are being developed, which can be controlled by the power of thought. This was stated by the head of the direction of development and production of medical equipment of the United Instrument-Making Corporation Alexander Kulish.
According to him, the key to creating an exoskeleton is choosing a power source.
“They think about it, development is underway. So far, the exoskeleton consists of a set of guide drives and a control system, but it needs a power source, which means that a powerful autonomous battery must be created,”said the representative of the defense industry.
He added that existing prototype exoskeletons are used primarily for weight lifting. They are too bulky and not fast enough to be used in full combat.
There are now several ways to control an exoskeleton, including a muscle interface. It is much more difficult to teach him to understand the commands of the brain.
“In our opinion, the most effective exoskeleton control system is the neurointerface, that is, the control of the power of thought. But so far there is a problem in this direction: we need to teach a computer to recognize signals from the human brain. And now, work is constantly underway to create new methods for processing brain signals,”concluded Kulish.