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Self driving humans!

06-Oct-2015

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BBC reporter wears some electrical nerve stimulation patches. They’re for physiotherapy but also look like the “build your abs without exercise” gadgets.

Smart phone then controls muscle simulation via Bluetooth.

It’s supposed to be subtle shocks but looks more like he legs are being moved for him!

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Leibniz University Hannover

Public research university located in Hanover, Germany.

Max Pfeiffer

Researcher in the Human-Computer Interaction Group at the University of Hanover.

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