# Rise of the Machines, part n: remoter control of humans

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From CNN, here is a report on [“galvanic vestibular stimulation”](http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/25/human.remote.control.ap/index.html).

Remote control **of** humans. You walk along and it causes you to veer left or right.

Why does this stuff so often seem to come out of Japan?