Project description
A closer look at brain-machine-body connectivity
People who are missing a body part or biological functions, like sensing, struggle with restricted functioning. Today, advances in technology from the intersection of neuroscience and engineering are opening up new horizons in neuroprosthetics. But there are still challenges to overcome, like power consumption, batteries, and bandwidth in signal and data transmission. The EU-funded B-CRATOS project will combine neuroscience, bionics, AI, sensing and innovative wireless communication in a wireless brain-connect interface to construct a pioneering wireless in-body, battery-free, high-speed communication platform enabling brain-machine-body connectivity. It will pave the way for ASIC brain implants with reading/writing capability as well as human-like sensors and prosthetics.
Objective
Wireless Brain-Connect inteRfAce TO machineS: B-CRATOS:Merging novel wireless communication, neuroscience, bionics, Artificial Intelligence and sensing to create for the first time a battery-free high-speed wireless in-body communication platform for Brain-Machine-Body connectivity. Groundbreaking technological components - wireless two-way microwave fat intra-body and RF backscatter communication, battery-free powering technology, bio-inspired sensing, dexterous biomechatronic extremity- will be codesigned and a proof-of-concept, revolutionary untethered brain-machine interface will be created. This technology will have profound impact in the fields of neuroprosthetics (restoration of missing biological functions such as vision, audition, movement, sensation, movement, cognition through the bypassing damaged circuits), Brain-Computer Interfaces (brain plasticity through machine learning, gaming, virtual reality), and electroceuticals (modulation of organ function through neural circuits instead of pharmaceuticals), gaming (immersion), and Virtual Reality. B-CRATOS will overcome major challenges relating to power consumption, batteries, and data transmission bandwidth through breakthrough battery-free bidirectional wireless communication technology. The revolutionary signal bridge technology will impact healthcare, quality-of-life, and human learning and cognition. Key Enabling Technologies for this closed-loop functionality include ultra-low-power ASIC brain implants with read/write capability, battery-free in-body high-speed wireless communications systems, human-like artificial sensors and limbs.
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- natural sciences biological sciences neurobiology
- medical and health sciences basic medicine pharmacology and pharmacy pharmaceutical drugs
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
- medical and health sciences medical biotechnology implants
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H2020-EU.1.2. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
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(opens in new window) H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2020
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751 05 Uppsala
Sweden
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