OpenBCI creates open-source tools for biosensing and neuroscience. OpenBCI’s mission is to lower the barrier to entry for brain-computer interfacing, while ensuring that these technologies are adopted into the consumer landscape in an ethical way that protects user agency and mental health.
OpenBCI’s Latest Project
OpenBCI’s latest project is called Galea. Galea is a hardware and software platform that merges next-generation biometrics with mixed reality. Galea is the first device that integrates EEG, EMG, EDA, PPG, and eye-tracking into a single headset. By combining a multi-modal sensor system with the immersion of augmented and virtual reality, Galea gives researchers, developers, and creators a powerful new tool for understanding and augmenting the human mind and body.Galea is a hardware and software platform that combines next-generation brain-computer interface technology with head-mounted displays, making it the world's first device capable of simultaneous measurement of heart rate, skin conductance, muscle activity, eye movements, and brain activity when integrated with virtual and mixed reality head mounted displays.
The Galea Beta Program has generated significant interest from a wide range of industries, including consumer technology, healthcare, research, training, and gaming & interactive media. The beta units come fully integrated with the industry-leading Varjo Aero, Varjo XR-3 and Varjo XR-3 Focal Edition headsets and include robust SDKs with ready-to-use building blocks for accessing sensor data in Unity, Python, and other common development environments. Galea equips users with powerful tools to accelerate innovations in the neurotechnology industry.
OpenBCI has been at the forefront of expanding consumer access to neurotechnology for nearly a decade, and with Galea, the company aims to simplify the process of collecting tightly synchronized data from the body and unlock new techniques for measuring user experiences and cognitive states.
