brain-computer interfaces

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Albert Wagner

Alex Smith was 11 years old when he lost his right arm in 2003. A drunk driver operating a boat ...

Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm

Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm

Albert Wagner

Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, announced on Tuesday that it is launching a study to test its implant for ...

A Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People

A Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People

Albert Wagner

One of these, called the Argus II, was approved for commercial use in Europe in 2011 and in the US ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design

Albert Wagner

Rather than building a device from the ground up, Synchron and Paradromics have taken inspiration from previous medical devices. Paradromics’ ...