A few months ago, my research student,
Mr. Athanasios Vourvopoulos, presented a co-authored (with myself) paper with
title ‘Robot Navigation using Brain-Computer Interfaces’, to the 11th
International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications
(IUCC-2012). The paper focuses on the research of human-robot interaction
through tele-operation with the help of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). To
accomplish that, a working system has been developed based on off-the-shelf
components for controlling a robot in both the real and virtual world.
This paper reports on the user’s adaptation on
brain-controlled systems and the ability to control brain-generated events in a
closed neuro-feedback loop. Using commercial Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
the overall cost, set up time and complexity can be reduced. The system is
divided in two prototypes based on the headset type used. The first prototype
is based on the Neurosky headset and it has been tested with 54 participants.
The second prototype is based on the Emotiv headset including more sensors and
accuracy.
A draft version of the paper can
be downloaded from here.