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twobitshifter
on May 12, 2021
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Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagi...
What is typical writing speed in terms of characters per minute? Maybe the next version could use a former touch typist and ask them to visualize typing on a keyboard.
grogenaut
on May 12, 2021
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average english word is < 8 chars, so call it 8, and that gives you 10 WPM. Sent from a plane, I'm not doing more research than this.
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