Mind control is a concept best left for science fiction movies, right? Technology juggernaut Tekever, though, has used existing electroencephalography (EEG) expertise to develop a drone that can be controlled using nothing but a person’s brainwaves. Tekever unveiled its brain-controlled drone during a demonstration in Portugal this week, where a man wearing an EEG cap was able to keep a drone suspended in the air using his brain activity.

"We believe people will be able to pilot aircraft just like they perform everyday activities like walking or running," Tekever COO Ricardo Mendes told the BBC. "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."

Drone “pilots” have to complete several months of training to teach their brain how to focus on a small circle on a computer screen and move it up or down. Moving the small circle up or down steers the drone left or right. Tekever expects that its innovative piece of technology will soon be used by people with restricted movement who hope to control an aircraft. They project that someday in the near future the technology will be used to pilot larger jets without a crew on board.