Brain-Computer Interface Smashes Previous Record for Typing Speed

Post by newsbinator » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 1:43 PM UTC

Post by opan » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 1:54 PM UTC

lunixbochs wrote: post #3

newsbinator wrote: post #2

> “It’s at least half way to able-bodied typing speed, and that’s why this paper is in Nature.”

> The participant was able to communicate at about 90 characters, or 18 words, per minute. > By comparison, able-bodied people close in age to the study participant can type on a smartphone at about 23 words per minute, the authors say. Adults can type on a full keyboard at an average of about 40 words per minute.

Post by zyemuzu » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 2:00 PM UTC

opan wrote: post #4

lunixbochs wrote: post #3

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> The participant was able to communicate at about 90 characters, or 18 words, per minute. > By comparison, able-bodied people close in age to the study participant can type on a smartphone at about 23 words per minute, the authors say. Adults can type on a full keyboard at an average of about 40 words per minute.

Thanks, I thought from the headline this was enabling over 200wpm maybe.

Post by goldenkey » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 2:03 PM UTC

zyemuzu wrote: post #6

opan wrote: post #4

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Thanks, I thought from the headline this was enabling over 200wpm maybe.

Same. One of the reasons I hate using my phone to type is how slow I am compared to using a full keyboard. This would be hell for me.

Post by haskellandchill » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 2:08 PM UTC

goldenkey wrote: post #7

Knowing that the average typing speed of adult humans is a measly 40 wpm gives me more faith in the failure of our species. Sir Francis Galton pioneered the study of psychometrics which showed that intelligence is positively correlated with reaction speed. So it's not surprising that the average person is slow at a cognitive task like typing.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…