OpenBCI: Biosensing for Everybody

A project in Brooklyn, NY by Joel Murphy & Conor Russomanno
000days 
:
00hours 
:
00minutes 

Funding Successful

OpenBCI is back on Kickstarter with brand new, low-cost biosensing tools for the maker, student, and researcher in all of us!
Backers: 644
Average Pledge Per Backer: $262

Funded: $168,829 of $80,000
Dates: Nov 3rd -> Dec 18th (46 days)
Project By: Joel Murphy & Conor Russomanno
Tags:
open sourcescience3d printingdiyarduino +Suggest

Suggest Tags

Begin typing to search or pick from a list. You can add multiple tags at the same time!
SubmitCancel
Saving your suggestions...
Suggestion Saved Successfully
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon.

Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen).

If you have any questions, have a good idea for a tag, or a more in-depth suggestion - please feel free to let us know!

Ok
Hrm... something went wrong.
Hey, bad things happen to the best of us. Don't worry, the gnomes have been dispatched. Maybe try again in a little while.

Ok

$168,829

current pledge level
Last Updated: December 18 @ 20:01 -0500 GMT

211%

of goal
funding period ended

$0

trending toward
Trends are not projections. Read More >>

0%

of goal

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

Now you can share!

Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.

Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.

HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTML

BBCode for forums
Copy BBCode

Reddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit Code

Special Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.

You can read more about it here.
Latest News

Ganglions, Headsets, & tDCS Shields—We Did It! Thank You.

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU SO MUCH! We cruised by our initial goal of $80,000 at the beginning of the campaign and hit the Stretch Goal of $160,000 for our tDCS Shield just a few hours ago! Now that the tDCS Shield will be joining a Ganglion or 32bit Board near you,... (Read More)

Why Open Science?

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
A few days ago we reached out to our network of friends and colleagues and we asked them "Why Open Science?" Here's what we heard back: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Science... (Read More)

"Best of OpenBCI" — Top 10 Projects Done By Our Community!

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
With tech products—especially neurotech gear—it's sometimes hard to see yourself applying the technology in real life. People often assume it's only scientists, researchers, or PhD's who fully understand the tech and can actually do anything cool... (Read More)

"Designing The Ultracortex" — A Message From Aaron

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everybody, We thought it would be cool to give Aaron Trocola, our amazing industrial designer, the opportunity to talk about the Ultracortex design process, as well as letting him share his thoughts on working with Gal. Aaron leads Threeform... (Read More)

A Message from Gal

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve been corresponding with Gal frequently over the last few weeks and he really wanted to convey how important this project is to him and how excited he is for the opportunity. He has a message generated through his Click2Speak software (which... (Read More)

An Ultracortex for Gal -- New Stretch Goal [$200K]

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear OpenBCI Community, With one week left in the campaign, we are asking for your support once again. This time, however, we want you to help us attempt to do something amazing for somebody amazing. We want to design a custom-fit Ultracortex for Gal... (Read More)

Enough Turkey, Let's Talk Brains!

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We’re so excited about the Kickstarter momentum so far (and the amazing support from our OpenBCI community and our Kickstarter backers). We’ve crushed the initial funding goal—which means Ganglions and Ultracortex Mark IV headsets are coming to... (Read More)

Announcing tDCS Shield Stretch Goal

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
At OpenBCI, we are cautiously optimistic about the beneficial potential of transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS). As always, safety is our number one priority. We hope to educate the public about proper tDCS techniques, and to offer a new,... (Read More)

Thank You For The Support!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We Made It!We made it—$80,000 with 32 days to go! You are amazing. Thank you so much to everybody who helped us sprint to our goal. We are incredibly grateful for the support, and can't wait to get the Ganglion & Ultracortex Mark IV into your... (Read More)

LulzBot + OpenBCI Partnership (3D Printed Biotech Awesomeness)

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings brainiacs, We have exciting updates for you! LulzBot + OpenBCI Partnership!Firstly, we are tremendously excited to announce an official partnership with LulzBot, makers of the open source Taz 5 3D Printer. The LulzBot Taz 5 recently won... (Read More)

Thank You For Your Awesomeness!

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody, We have had a tremendous start to our campaign, and we want to thank all of our backers, new friends and old, who are supporting our fresh product initiatives! We are as excited as you are to make the Ganglion and Ultracortex Mark IV... (Read More)

If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!