Weeks 11-12

As mentioned last week, all of our efforts shifted in preparation for MakerFaire. Researchers worked extra hard under the approaching deadline of November 16th, to finish their prototypes on time.

We had set pretty aggressive goals in terms of accuracy and ease of use. Most of our projects were finalized within these goals. Most of the items we decided to bring to MakerFaire were designed to engage the community in our work. As such, the projects we brought had a lot of curb appeal, while demonstrating the underlying technology.

All of the demos were a huge hit at the event and we far exceeded our goal about gaining public recognition and spreading the word about the technology. The entire time everyone on the team was engaged and talking to an endless stream of curious and excited attendees. In addition to this, we made several new contacts interested in working with us. The contacts ranged from PhD candidates looking to join the team, to reporters, Maker Faire staff who invited us attend a larger event in Buffalo, and chip / hardware manufacturers. We were even selected as one of only a handful of groups to be featured on the Rochester Maker Faire Facebook page (link).

Additionally, the NeuroTechnology Exploration launched its crowdfunding campaign on November 16, 2018. I have included the video and a link the the page. Please check them out!