Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Army’s Robotic & Autonomous Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO) teamed up and demonstrated a brain to robot interface at the Majura Training Area, Canberra, on Wednesday, 11 May 2022. SGT Chandan Rana had a selection of commands projected onto the augmented reality lens.

When sighted, the resulting brainwaves were interpreted by the UTS technology, which sent commands to the Ghost Robotics quadruped robot.

This allowed the operator to maintain weapon readiness or use their hands for other tasks.

The purpose of the demonstration was to explore the potential of this technology for use in a tactical environment. Defence has provided $1.2 million of research funding to UTS through the Defence Innovation Hub.