DDog: BCI Spot Robot
robotics | brain-sensing | wearables | artificial intelligence | assistive
World's 1st Mind Controlled Robot Dog
World's 1st Mind Controlled Robot Dog
roles: creative director | co-lead developer | machine learning robotics researcher | paper author
What is DDog?
Ddog is the Spot robot from Boston Dynamics controlled by a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) system, powered by AttentivU, a pair of wireless glasses that can measure a person’s Electroencephalography (EEG – brain activity) and Electrooculography (EOG – eye movements) signals.
AttentivU Brain-Sensing Glasses
EEG (Electroencephalogram) Recording
This project is the next step in extending the Brain Switch application, a real-time, closed-loop BCI system allowing for real-time correspondence of simple user needs to a caretaker non-verbally. The Brain Switch aims to help support basic communication needs to those with physical challenges from neurodegeneration (ie. ALS, CP, SCI).
Boston Dynamics Spot Robot
Why is DDog helpful?
The biggest advantage of DDog is its mobility as an exoskeleton. It is the first brain-powered, wireless system, that features a fully autonomous Spot robot where the infrastructure only runs on 2 iPhones and non-sticky electrodes in a wearable form factor.
Ddog is designed for paralysis patients with manipulation assistance and independence in mind. The arm of Spot can be used to deliver groceries, bring a chair, hold a book or a toy, etc.
Check out the demo video for DDog, an interview with my project’s supervisor, Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna, and the project page in the Fluid Interfaces Group on the MIT Media Lab’s website.
DDog: BCI Spot Demo Video