WATCH! World's first ever MIND CONTROLLED drone race!

Wearing special headsets, the contestants were able to make their drones take off!

Student from University of Florida controls the drone using his mind

Researchers were been able to detect brainwaves for more than a century, and mind-controlled technology already is helping paralyzed people move limbs or robotic prosthetics.

But now the technology is becoming widely accessible.

The drone race, consisted of sixteen involved 16 pilots , provided specialized headsets that will measure the electrical activity of their brains used their of concentration to drive drones through a 10-yard dash over an indoor basketball court at the University of Florida this past weekend.

Some struggled to move for even a few feet, while others zip confidently across the finish line.

The students used a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables a person to use brainwaves to control a computer or other device.

By looking at the computer, the pilots were able to make their drone fly

According to Chris Crawfor, PhD student in human-centered computing, BCI was a technology that was made specifically for medical purposes, and for them to expand this to the general public, they actually have to embrace these consumer brand devices to be able to push them to the limit.

Professor Juan Gilbert, chairman of the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department at the University of Florida, said they had been doing research on BCI and decided to connect it to drones for the race. He said that the implications are far beyond the race.

"It's fascinating. It's the first of its kind. It's the future." he added.

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