If you've seen our other videos, you may already know Mark. If you don't, Mark is a person living with ALS. This means he can't use his hands to control a computer or any of his digital devices. Mark has Synchron's Brain-Computer Interface, also called a BCI.
It sits in a blood vessel on his brain and senses his brain activity. This information is translated into commands and sent from the BCI to the digital device he'd like to use. No open brain surgery was required to implant this device. Now, let's watch Mark use his BCI to engage with his smart devices through the Amazon Alexa ecosystem. Using his Synchron BCI, Mark can control his smart home environment hands and voice-free.
This means Mark can do things like switch lights on and off by controlling the Tap to Alexa feature on his Fire tablet. With tap to Alexa, Patients who can't use their voice to access the AI assistant can do so by engaging with all the features Alexa has to offer using their BCI to tap directly through thought. As you'll see here, Mark's choices and controls are all visible on his Fire tablet.
Using the Amazon Alexa ecosystem with his BCI, Mark has the ability to engage with his smart home devices and control his external environment. For example, his blink camera to see who's outside. He can also use his BCI to make and answer video calls.
Now, Mark's going to use his BCI to watch TV. Through the digital Fire TV remote, Mark can engage with his Fire TV just by thought. Rather than clicking the remote by hand, Mark can control the digital remote on his Fire tablet to navigate through various apps, browse content, and select what he'd like to watch with signals from his BCI.
By integrating with Amazon Alexa's accessible ecosystem, Synchron BCI users can control their environment, enjoy entertainment, and access a wide variety of applications and technologies. Synchron and Amazon Alexa.