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In Guillermo del Toro's upcoming epic, "Pacific Rim," we see human-piloted robots (Jaegers) fight against alien attackers (kaiju) in order to protect the Earth from future invasions. Each Jaeger is controlled by two individuals whose minds are neurally linked.
Last December, the director sat down with MTV News to explain the machinery and concepts behind these creatures. "[The pilots] have a spinal clamp that links their spines," he revealed. "They have relay gel in their helmets that transmit their impulses to one another. They move in synchronicity. One is handling the neural network of the left side of the Jaeger, and the other is handing the neural network of the right side of the Jaeger. They are connected between them."
Naturally, choosing the right partner is an extremely important yet difficult ordeal. Before the humans are allowed to pilot their robotic counterparts, they must prove »
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