Snap Buys into Mind-control

Snap has acquired NextMind, a Paris-based startup with a controller that utilizes brain signals to move images on a PC interface. The deal terms were not disclosed. NextMind has a $399 dev kit that actually works well, making BMI…

Facebook Wants Brain Control – Receipts Go Back To 2019

Controlling technology by measuring and interpreting biosignals has the ability to revolutionize how humans interact with the world. In a way, this interaction gives humans a 6th sense, in which they can control machines and virtual…

The Future of Brain-Machine Interfaces – Emotiv and Interaxon

Mind reading may seem like a concept only of science fiction, but with emerging products and innovations in the brain-machine interface sector, fiction is quickly turning into reality. Emotiv is a major leader in this shift with a strong…

Apple Is Late To The Brain:Computer Interface Party – Stay Tuned

Brain:Computer Interfaces (BCIs) have tremendous potential. Like all technologies, a consumer product will really rocket its development. That’s where Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and the other major consumer electronics companies are. But…

Air Force Seeks Brain-Computer Interface to Turn Airmen into Sponges

The U.S. Air Force is collaborating with Microsoft, MIT, Sonera Magnetics and Teledyne Technologies to create a brain-computer interface that will improve airmen's learning and decision-making. The non-invasive platform will include…

Facebook’s UCSF Team Gets High Marks in Mind-Reading

Reality Labs at UCSF, which is sponsored by Facebook, announced that their Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) project can read data directly from the brain and transcode it into words with just a 3% error rate. Facebook intends to put this…

U of Arizona Trains Robot Swarms for DARPA

A swarm is better than a superman.  That's why we humans are on top, at least on this planet. DARPA knows that and has gamers at the University of Arizona and University of Buffalo training robot swarms through a brain:machine…

DARPA becomes acclaimed in the BMI market

Wearable brainwave-sensing devices have been exploding in the past several years, as consumers clamor for a new metric to assess (and improve) their cognitive health. Many distinguished tech giants have swooped in to take advantage of this…

Brain-Computer Interface Market To Reach $2.67 Billion By 2026

The Brain-computer interface market is estimated to grow at 11.1% CAGR and reach $2.67 Billion by 2026.  North America was the largest market in 2018, with 42.3% of the total market. Projected growth will be due to rising occurrence…

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