PsyLink

PsyLink is experimental hardware for reading muscle signals and using them to e.g. control the computer, recognize gestures, play video games, or simulate a keyboard. PsyLink is open source, sEMG-based, neural-network-powered, and can be obtained here.

This blog details the steps of building it and shows recent developments. Subscribe to new posts with any RSS reader, and join the community on the Matrix chatroom.

2021-04-03

The Idea

On this day, I got the idea and started researching EMG design and signal processing, motor neurology basics, as well as existing projects.

Soon I realized that I will need a microcontroller to record and process the signals. I considered the Raspberry Pi Pico and Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense, and chose the Arduino because:

I wish there was a decent battery/UPS shield, couldn't find one so far.

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