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BCI Meeting 2023 in the Books!

on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023

First BCI Meeting by the BCI Society in the books! I loved:

🤝 Catching up with friends from IDUN Technologies, Neurable, MIT Media Lab, and more.
🎙️ Attending workshops and master classes by true pioneers.
🚁 Demoing Neurofly with Christian Bayerlein and the team.
😊 Meeting Victoria Peterson, Florencia Garro, and other friends I’ve known virtually for so long.
🌳 Exploring the beautiful Sonian Forest in Brussels.

Feeling empowered and eager to keep driving BCI innovation forward!

TED 2023: Possibility

on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

It’s hard to describe what it felt like to go on the TED stage and watch Christian fly over the audience… It was a magical and mesmerizing moment. A powerful reminder of the human ability to challenge limitations and reach beyond what we believe is possible. A testament to our motto at OpenBCI: Turning Science Fiction Into Science.

CES 2023

on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

CES 2023 has come to an end… and it was epic!

Amazing energy from more than 100K techies from around the world working hard on their innovations. Wearables, drones, mixed reality, autonomous vehicles, smart home devices, you name it!

It was inspiring to see multiple companies on the show floor who’ve previously used OpenBCI equipment, and the high level of interest in Galea. The neurotechnology and broader biosensing industries are definitely gaining a growing presence in the tech world.

Can’t wait for CES 2024!

I/ITSEC 2022

on December 6, 2022January 11, 2023

What a week at I/ITSEC! On top of the Unity awards, here are some highlights from the event:

💻 Trying the latest products by our partners Varjo and iMotions.
👩‍💼 Meeting our advisor Amy Kruse and watching her use Galea.
🚁 Controlling helicopters, planes, and tanks in highly realistic VR simulators by Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, CAE, and more.
🦋Learning about the impactful work companies like Moth+Flame are doing by providing training modules that include suicide and assault interventions.

And, most importantly, an OpenBCI booth that got more and more packed by the day!

Meeting the BCI Guys!

on September 30, 2022October 2, 2022

More people are becoming aware of the potential #neurotechnology has to positively impact our lives and looking to get involved. I believe that this industry will grow exponentially and shape how we interact with our environment in ways we can’t imagine today.

It’s vital to provide those interested in learning with resources to get started. I struggled to find them when I was a student. Harrison Canning and Colin Fausnaught—the BCI Guys—are doing an amazing job of filling this gap by providing educational materials that are not only free but also engaging and easy to follow. I always recommend their Foundations of Neurotechnology course to our new hires who come from a different industry.

Neurotech poses exciting yet daunting challenges. Lowering the barrier of entry and generating interest is essential to attract the bright minds who can help us to solve them. We’re only scratching the surface, let’s keep digging.

P.S. Thank you Sonika Vuyyuru for gifting me the #BCIGal shirt!

OpenBCI Webinar #3

on September 28, 2022January 11, 2023

For those of you who missed it, here is the recording for our third Galea webinar!

OpenBCI Webinar #2

on September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

If you work with biosensors you know that one of the biggest challenges is knowing how to adjust them properly to get a reliable signal. To automate this for Galea, we’re developing a VR assistant that shows you how to get the headset to fit right.

What content would you like to see in future OpenBCI webinars?

Galea Walkthrough

on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022

🙋 “What is Galea?”
📈 “What can it measure?”
🤔 “How comfortable is it?”

You can find these and more questions answered in the tutorial below!