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Neuralink patients participating in clinical trials have demonstrated the ability to control robotic arms using only their thoughts, extending brain computer interface capabilities beyond digital device control to physical assistive devices, according to company announcements.

Neuralink patients participating in clinical trials have demonstrated the ability to control robotic arms using only their thoughts, extending brain computer interface capabilities beyond digital device control to physical assistive devices, according to company announcements.

Rocky Stoutenburgh, paralyzed from the neck down following an injury in 2006, used a Neuralink brain implant to move a robotic arm to his face in a demonstration, while Nick Wray, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), used the technology to pick up a cup and drink from it.

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Rocky Stoutenburgh, paralyzed from the neck down following an injury in 2006, used a Neuralink brain implant to move a robotic arm to his face in a demonstration, while Nick Wray, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), used the technology to pick up a cup and drink from it.

As of September 2025, 12 people worldwide have reportedly received Neuralink implants, collectively accumulating over 15,000 hours of device use across 2,000 days, with the first participant receiving the implant in January 2024 to help paralyzed individuals control personal devices.

As of September 2025, 12 people worldwide have reportedly received Neuralink implants, collectively accumulating over 15,000 hours of device use across 2,000 days, with the first participant receiving the implant in January 2024 to help paralyzed individuals control personal devices.

More than 10,000 people have signed up for Neuralink's Patient Registry hoping to participate in trials of the brain computer interface technology, which is currently open only to people with paralysis conditions such as spinal cord injuries or ALS.

More than 10,000 people have signed up for Neuralink's Patient Registry hoping to participate in trials of the brain computer interface technology, which is currently open only to people with paralysis conditions such as spinal cord injuries or ALS.

Neuralink received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA in May 2025 to help restore communication for individuals with severe speech impairment and in September 2024 for Blindsight, while launching the "CONVOY" study to test brain computer interface control of robotic arms.

Neuralink received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA in May 2025 to help restore communication for individuals with severe speech impairment and in September 2024 for Blindsight, while launching the "CONVOY" study to test brain computer interface control of robotic arms.

The N1 implant device is approximately the size of a U.S. quarter and operates through 128 ultra fine threads, each thinner than a human hair, connecting about 1,000 electrodes to the brain's surface to detect and transmit neural activity into digital commands.

The N1 implant device is approximately the size of a U.S. quarter and operates through 128 ultra fine threads, each thinner than a human hair, connecting about 1,000 electrodes to the brain's surface to detect and transmit neural activity into digital commands.

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Neuralink has delivered life-changing technology that allows paralyzed patients to control robotic arms and feed themselves independently. The company is expanding the range of devices controllable through brain-computer interfaces, fulfilling the vision of human-machine symbiosis that represents humanity's future.

Neuralink has delivered life-changing technology that allows paralyzed patients to control robotic arms and feed themselves independently. The company is expanding the range of devices controllable through brain-computer interfaces, fulfilling the vision of human-machine symbiosis that represents humanity's future.

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Neuralink's flashy social media stunts and secrecy around clinical trials betray a dangerous disregard for scientific norms that exist to protect vulnerable patients. The company's selective publicity raises serious informed consent issues, and privately funded neural implant research lacks safeguards ensuring long-term patient support if the technology fails or the company abandons them.

Neuralink's flashy social media stunts and secrecy around clinical trials betray a dangerous disregard for scientific norms that exist to protect vulnerable patients. The company's selective publicity raises serious informed consent issues, and privately funded neural implant research lacks safeguards ensuring long-term patient support if the technology fails or the company abandons them.

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Brain-computer interfaces like Neuralink pose serious threats to mental privacy and cognitive liberty that existing laws cannot address. Neural data revealing thoughts and emotions could be accessed by corporations or governments without adequate protection, and the technology risks enabling unwanted manipulation of the human mind. Legal frameworks must establish explicit rights to cognitive liberty and mental privacy before these devices become widespread, or society faces unprecedented intrusions into the most intimate aspects of human consciousness.

Brain-computer interfaces like Neuralink pose serious threats to mental privacy and cognitive liberty that existing laws cannot address. Neural data revealing thoughts and emotions could be accessed by corporations or governments without adequate protection, and the technology risks enabling unwanted manipulation of the human mind. Legal frameworks must establish explicit rights to cognitive liberty and mental privacy before these devices become widespread, or society faces unprecedented intrusions into the most intimate aspects of human consciousness.

Neuralink represents a breakthrough that will help humanity understand and interface with advanced intelligence in transformative ways. The technology offers hope for people with paralysis and ALS to regain independence and communication through thought-controlled devices. This augmentation marks just the beginning of expanding human capabilities and bridging the gap between biological and digital intelligence.

Neuralink represents a breakthrough that will help humanity understand and interface with advanced intelligence in transformative ways. The technology offers hope for people with paralysis and ALS to regain independence and communication through thought-controlled devices. This augmentation marks just the beginning of expanding human capabilities and bridging the gap between biological and digital intelligence.

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