BCI + XR
BCI + XR combines extended reality with neural or physiological measurement, but the label needs careful qualification. Most products described as BCI + VR are EEG add-ons fitted to another company’s headset, including Looxid, DSI-VR300, PiEEG, and g.tec systems paired with Quest, or affect-sensing systems without EEG, such as Emteq and HP Omnicept. Galea is unusual because it synchronizes EEG, EOG, EMG, EDA, PPG, and eye tracking in one integrated rig. Meta Neural Band is different again: it is a wrist-worn sEMG interface that measures peripheral nerve and muscle activity, not a brain interface. This guide therefore exposes every sensor modality, compatible XR platform, and commercial status so brain signals are not confused with eye, face, cardiac, or peripheral-nerve measurements.
OpenBCI Galea
OpenBCI
$33,990.00
VR/AR neuroscience, HCI, synchronized EEG + eye tracking + face EMG + EDA
Varjo XR-4
Varjo
$3,990.00
high-fidelity MR, the hardware base Galea builds on, gaze research
Emteq OCOsense
Emteq Labs
quote (enterprise / research)
real-time facial expression + emotion in VR, wellbeing research
Wearable Sensing DSI-VR300
Wearable Sensing
quote
P300 / VEP / SSVEP experiments inside VR
Meta Neural Band (sEMG wristband)
Meta (Reality Labs)
bundled with Meta Ray-Ban Display; not sold standalone
hands-free typing/pointing in AR via wrist EMG
Neurable MW75 Neuro
Neurable
$699.00
all-day attention metrics, ear-EEG research, XR companion sensor
LooxidLink
Looxid Labs
quote / limited availability
attention/engagement in VR, frontal-asymmetry studies
Cognixion ONE (Axon-R)
Cognixion
research access / clinical programme
hands-free AR speech generation via SSVEP BCI
PiEEG XR
PiEEG
crowdfunding / beta pricing (low-cost)
students, makers, low-budget BCI+VR experiments
HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
HP
discontinued (was ~$1,249)
historical reference for physiological VR; cognitive-load research
NextMind Dev Kit
NextMind (Snap)
discontinued (was ~$399) after Snap acquisition
historical reference for consumer visual-cortex BCI