Company
Neuralink
High-bandwidth intracortical interface with robotically inserted thread electrodes.
- Based
- Fremont, California
- Website
- neuralink.com
Neuralink builds the N1 implant, a wireless device whose flexible thread electrodes are inserted into the cortex by its R1 surgical robot. It is in clinical trials in the US and Canada, and targets motor, speech, and vision restoration.
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From Interface
- AnalysisJul 2, 2026
Neuralink Threads Its Electrodes Through the Dura Without Cutting It
For the first time in its trials, Neuralink drove its electrode threads through the intact dura rather than cutting it open. The participant controlled a cursor within the hour. The advance is surgical, not a new decoding result.