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. 