During a town hall in Wisconsin streamed live on YouTube on Monday, Elon Musk announced that his brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink will perform its first human implant of Blindsight, aimed at restoring vision in individuals who are blind, by the end of 2025.
Musk was asked by an audience member when he envisioned "solving blindness and bringing that to the masses."
"Neuralink has...
Implantation of a brain-computer interface (BCI) into tetraplegic participants allowed for consistent control of a robotic arm and hand for reaching and grasping, according to a study performed at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and published in Cell.
Tetraplegia, or quadriplegia, is the paralysis or loss of sensation or function in the cervical area of the spine that affects...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reopened an investigation into Elon Musk's brain-computer implant company Neuralink, according to a letter Musk posted on X penned by his attorney and directed at SEC chair Gary Gensler.
Musk also mocked the SEC in a post saying it was "just another weaponized institution doing political dirty work."
The letter, published on Dec. 12, also...
Precision Neuroscience, a brain-computer interface company that connects AI with human intelligence, announced it closed a $102 million Series C funding round led by General Equity Holdings, bringing its total raise to $155 million.
Steadview Capital, B Capital and Duquesne Family Office, the investment firm of Stanley F. Druckenmiller, participated in the round.
The funding comes less than two...
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink announced on X that it received approval to launch a new feasibility study, CONVOY, which will test the use of its wireless brain-computer interface (BCI), or N1 implant, to control an investigational assistive robotic arm.
"This is an important first step towards restoring not only digital freedom, but also physical freedom. More...
A computer-based therapy can potentially help stroke survivors recover some movements in their hands.
A new study in South Australia assessed the effectiveness of a brain-computer interface (BCI) system in decreasing post-stroke arm and hand weakness.
FINDINGS
The study recruited 12 chronic stroke survivors around the state who had limited arm mobility but kept a sharp mind. They underwent 18 ...
NexStem, a robotics startup based in Palo Alto, California with a R&D team in India, is set to roll out across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States its headset that can be controlled by a user's thoughts.
The launch comes as the company has received funding from angel investors like BITS Spark and Indian internet company InfoEdge for an undisclosed amount.
WHAT IT'S FOR
NexStem offers...
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