Brain Computer Interface

Scientists working at Korea University (KU) and Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), have created a hands-free brain-computer interface to control a lower limb exoskeleton by decoding signals from the wearer’s brain.

While many people will tell you that commuting by bicycle is less stressful than driving, the fact remains that it can still be ... well, stressful. The "mind-reading" MindRider bike helmet, however, is designed to make your ride easier.

The FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be kicked off by a paralyzed person using a brain-controlled robotic exoskeleton. This feat is being carried out as a demonstration of the current state-of-the art in assisted mobility technology.

OpenBCI adds to its open-source EEG platform a 3D-printed EEG headset which is customizable, cheap, and modular. It's both a clever demonstration of the flexibility of 3D printing and evidence of OpenBCI's goals to create a community around computer-brain interfaces.

Brain-computer interfaces may be a very promising emerging technology, but many systems are proprietary or too basic. OpenBCI is using Kickstarter to launch a platform that opens up EEG data to anyone interested in seeing what they can do with their own brainwaves.

The neurocam is a prototype headset camera, that is only activated when it detects that its wearer is interested in what they're seeing. It records 5-second GIF animated clips, capturing whatever happens to be in its line of sight.

The U.S. Department of Defense is pushing for the development of cheap, wearable systems that can detect the brain waves of people and display the data on smartphones or tablets in field scenarios.

Quadriplegic Jan Scheuermann has been able to feed herself chocolate using a robotic arm directly controlled by her thoughts thanks to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh.

Muse is a prototype wearable device, that lets users monitor their brain waves on their mobile device.

The latest product sporting NeuroSky's brainwave-reading technology are Necomimi wearable cat ears.

The XWave Sport is a brainwave interface for iOS and Android devices and PCs in a headband form factor.

A paralyzed woman has used the experimental BrainGate neural interface system to get herself a drink of coffee, via a thought-controlled robotic arm.