Drones are the next big things in the technology space as the market is finding new buyers year-over-year. It’s always a good look to navigating a drone with a controller in hand, but what if we could do it with the power of our brain?
Tekever, a company, based in Portugal, demonstrated the technology recently, and we have to say it is quite impressive. Not yet perfect, but what is most important here is that it works. The company claims the technology could be used to help disabled person’s control an aircraft.
The long term plan is to allow for the piloting of larger jets and cargo planes without the need of a crew onboard. As expected, the company believes the industry would not accept such a technology, and rightfully so. A pilot who is remotely controlling an aircraft via his or her brain filled with hundreds of passengers is not a good idea.
We’re not saying it the technology could not be used for such things, but a pilot who is remotely controlling a passenger plane will not experience the dangers of doing so first-hand.
“We believe people will be able to pilot aircraft just like they perform everyday activities like walking or running,” said Ricardo Mendes, Tekever’s chief operating officer.
“We truly believe that Brainflight represents the beginning of a tremendous step change in the aviation field, empowering pilots and de-risking missions, and we’re looking forward to deliver these benefits to the market with highly innovative products.”
At the end of the day though, we have to admit to ourselves that unmanned jets will come to fruition, but a pilot will not control them remotely. In due time, jets will be able to fly automatically from one destination to the other, and we doubt any amount of protest will be able to stop what technology companies will call progress.
