Bay Area Startup Claims Dream Communication Breakthrough
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KGO) — A Bay Area startup called REMspace is claiming a breakthrough in sleep communication. The company says it has developed technology allowing for two-way communication between individuals while they are in a lucid dream state.
REMspace, located in Redwood City, achieved this milestone on September 24th, and replicated the communication in October. The company’s CEO, Michael Raduga, described the process.
“For example, when this participant found himself in a lucid dream, our server sent him a random word, so nobody knew what word it would be, and in a lucid dream, he replied,” Raduga explained, gesturing toward a board displaying participant photos. “Our server detected his reply and confirmed that it was right. And when the next person found herself in a lucid dream, we sent his answer to her, and she repeated it as well.”
This communication relies on a custom language called Remmyo. Raduga also stated that the technology consists of a special device that attaches to different areas on the head. Facial and electrical impulses are then translated into Remmyo sounds via earbuds.
“When you talk in this language in your dreams, we can hear you and we can connect two dreamers together,” Raduga asserted.
Raduga’s interest in dream control dates back to his teenage years. He made headlines last year when he underwent surgery to implant a brain chip for testing brain stimulation during lucid dreaming, though the chip was later removed.
For the past several years, Raduga has been working on this specific project, relocating the operation to the Bay Area from Russia five months ago. The study is now expanding, with participation from individuals in different countries.
Raduga has submitted his work for peer review and is seeking local participants with experience in lucid dreaming for further studies. He envisions this technology assisting individuals with mental health challenges, potentially by reducing nightmares and phobias, or even in skill training.
“In a few years, technologies like this will be as common as your cell phone. People won’t be able to imagine their life without this, because it will make their life so much more vibrant, so different,” Raduga predicted. “It will improve the quality of their life so much that people won’t imagine their life without technologies like this. We just need to improve them, and it’s just a matter of time.”
