Scientists test VR system to control robots from virtual cockpits

[embedded content] That’s because the system’s design was inspired by Descartes’ (fallacious) “homunculus” philosophical model of the mind — as in, our human bodies are operated by tiny versions of ourselves in cranial control centers. Likewise, the MIT CSAIL setup sets users up in a VR headset and places them in a virtual control room. …

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