摘要
This paper presents the first report of a system of human's speech interaction with rats via integration of brain–machine interfaces and automatic speech recognition technologies. We propose a novel human–rat speech interaction paradigm by incorporating speech translator module, which translates human's speech commands into suitable electrical brain stimulation to steer the rat to induce expected locomotor behaviors. The preliminary results show that we can guide a rat's movement by speech commands. We further look into the future application scenarios together with forthcoming challenges facing this newly evolved cyborg intelligent system. This work will pave the way for natural interaction with animal robots.
This paper presents the first report of a system of human's speech interaction with rats via integration of brain-machine interfaces and automatic speech recognition technologies. We propose a novel human-rat speech interaction paradigm by incorporating speech translator module, which translates human's speech commands into suitable electrical brain stimulation to steer the rat to induce expected locomotor behaviors. The preliminary results show that we can guide a rat's movement by speech commands. We further look into the future application scenarios together with forthcoming challenges facing this newly evolved cyborg intelligent system. This work will pave the way for natural interaction with animal robots.
基金
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB329504)
关键词
语音交互
老鼠
语音识别技术
语音命令
智能系统
动物机器人
脑机接口
交互模式
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs)Human-animal speech interaction ~ Electricalstimulation ~ Speech translator (ST) ~ Cyborgintelligence