Could my Mind be an RC Controller?

A couple of months ago the effyountoys R & D team, which consists entirely of my 10, 7 and 5 year-old sons, went to the science and engineering fair at the local university.  We had lots of fun building solar-powered cars, constructing straw cages for eggs that were dropped from 30 feet, and watching microcontroller demos. 

One thing we all tried was a game based on biological engineering principles.  Yep, we all donned these head bands and attempted to shuttle a small foam ball through a miniature obstacle course.  Did I mention that we were controlling the ball with our minds?  Oh, yeah. Sorry. That’s important. The game is called Mindflex by Mattel. The headbands measure brain waves. The fan speed that blows the foam ball in the air is directly proportional with the amount of focused brain waves.  Concentrate and the ball goes higher…so much fun. 

Hey - - this is an RC blog.  What gives? 

Okay, here’s what I want to propose to all you RC manufactures out there. Produce an RC unit that can be controlled by the human mind! I would love to see an EEG/Controller for the RC toy market.  How cool would that be? 

Until that time, however, please check out our boats, tanks, cars, trucks, planes and helis.  Although they use the traditional RC controllers, they are a great value and loads of fun!  For example, take a look at our tank selection.