The British have created a “mindless” mouse pad.

The British company Qinetiq, engaged in development in the field of defense and aerospace industry, presented a unique mouse pad, to work with which the actual mouse is not required. To move the cursor, the user will only need to move his hand over the surface of the rug, the ingenious invention of Qinetic will track the movements of the limb, and the cursor will go to the right place.

The unusual rug is equipped with a T-shaped set of emitters and sensors located close to each other. Each emitter emits an encoded signal that only a sensor attached to it can recognize, so the mat accurately detects the movement of the user's hand.

Moving your hand to the right, left, forward, or backward will allow you to move the cursor, and more complex movements, such as moving your hand around in a circle, will be responsible for individual commands. For example, the rug software can be configured in such a way that if the user performs fast circular movements, the computer must be turned off.

According to the developers of the unusual rug, the cost of new items will be quite low, since no rare and expensive components are involved in its production. Whether mass production of such rugs will be started, and if so, when - not yet reported.