NeuroCONCISE

NeuroCONCISE is one of the more experienced teams. It participated in the 2016 CYBATHLON with pilot Owen Collumb and they also started at the BCI Series in 2019. “At both events everything went smoothly at first and Owen was in great shape, but at both races we had a technical problem. This meant we couldn't perform at our best, which was frustrating. We hope that this year everything works out and we can get the best out of ourselves," explains Damien Coyle, the team manager. NeuroCONCISE will represent the spin-off of the same name from the Intelligent Systems Research Centre at Ulster University. The team uses an EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface in which brain activity is influenced by movement perception and advanced algorithms are used to convert brain activity into control signals.

During the preparation for CYBATHLON 2020 travel restrictions to contain the spread of the corona virus are posing a major challenge, because Owen doesn’t live near the team’s base. "We are trying to prepare Owen in the best possible way with remote training. This approach has potential, but on the other hand there are also difficulties, because for example a person without a technical background has to help Owen with the training,” the team manager describes.