Paralyzed man flies virtual drone by thought alone
A man with paralysis has been able to fly a virtual drone using only his thoughts. The feat was made possible by a brain-computer interface (BCI) that decoded the man’s…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink to test if its brain implant can control a robotic arm
Elon Musk’s Neuralink company has said it’s about to begin testing a technology that could enable someone with paralysis to control a robotic arm with their thoughts. “We’re excited to…
The brain-computer interface revolution is just getting started
Whether it’s jacking into the Matrix or becoming a Na’avi in Avatar, connecting brains to computers is a science-fiction trope that I never thought I’d see become a reality. But…
Watch Neuralink’s first human brain-chip patient play chess via thought
Three years after Neuralink showed footage of a monkey playing Pong using signals delivered via a brain implant, the Elon Musk-backed company has shared another video, this time of a…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink now recruiting for first human trials
Elon Musk’s Neuralink company has announced that it’s now accepting applications from human subjects willing to have its experimental N1 computer interface implanted in their brain. Neuralink’s first in-human study,…
Elon Musk plans ‘show and tell’ event on brain-computer technology
A Neuralink update is coming just as rumors suggest Elon Musk might be shopping around at other companies doing brain-computer interface research.
Brain-computer interfaces have been implanted in humans for the first time
Neuralink might make headlines but Synchron is the first to do human testing of its brain-computer interface in the United States.
Man uses brain-controlled prosthetic robot arms to eat a Twinkie
A quadriplegic man, who suffered an accident in his teens that left him with minimal movement in his hands, used two prosthetic robot arms to feed himself.