While mind-controlled robotic arms are undeniably cool (and just a teensy bit ominous), some of us gimps may not want to go through the trouble of getting our skulls cracked just so we can re-enact scenes from Over the Top. But we still want to be able to feed ourselves the occasional snack while catching up on Game of Thrones. Luckily, there’s a robotic arm that does just that without requiring the installation of any internal hardware. A team of Northeastern University engineering students have developed the iCRAFT, or eye Controlled Robotic Arm Feeding Technology. The user simply gazes at a particular food choices on a screen and a robotic arm scoops up a mouthful of the desired selection and delivers it to the user’s mouth. Here’s a video of the arm in action:
The iCRAFT’s serving sizes are a bit much for someone like me, but perhaps it could be programmed to feed me individual Junior Mints.
