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Neuralink Patients Control Robotic Arms Using Thoughts
- Earlier this year, Elon Musk's Neuralink patients demonstrated they can operate assistive robotic arms using thought alone, as shown by Rocky Stoutenburgh guiding a limb to his face and kissing it.
- The N1 implant, which Neuralink implants, uses 128 ultra-fine threads connecting about 1,000 electrodes to the brain surface, enabling control after the 2024 trials cleared FDA concerns.
- During three eight-hour sessions, ALS patient Nick Wray used the implant to perform everyday tasks like picking up a cup, putting on a hat, microwaving food, and opening a fridge, posting record dexterity results moving 39 cylinders in five minutes.
- An early implant later failed when nearly 85 percent of Noland Arbaugh's device threads detached, while Neuralink addressed prior FDA rejection and continues clinical trials testing safety and functionality.
- With expansion to the UK, Neuralink plans to widen device compatibility while other BCI teams and trials in the United States explore cerebral palsy, dementia, and stroke applications.
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