The threads are so fine that they have to be implanted using a surgical robot. News of the CONVOY has come just a few days after Neuralink reported ... the N1 implant and R1 robotic implantation ...

Elon Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016 to develop brain ... like electrodes are inserted by a surgeon guided by a robot—called the “R1 Robot”—into targeted areas of the brain to record ...

As such, Neuralink uses a surgical robot – the R1 – to insert threads into the cortex near "neurons of interest." ...

A video shows a robot arm holding a marker to write the word 'Convoy,' which is the name of a Neuralink study focused on using its N1 brain chip to control an assistive robotic arm.

The "early feasibility" open-label study will also test the safety and efficacy of Neuralink's R1 robot that is used to implant the thread-like electrodes used in the BCI into the brain.

MIAMI - Elon Musk's Neuralink brain-computer interface is now at the forefront of paralysis research, with the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine chosen as the second U.S. site for ...

The study evaluates Neuralink's N1 implant and R1 robot. Focus is on patients with spinal cord injury or ALS. Can a brain implant help a paralyzed person control everything from a smartphone to a ...

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The study will also evaluate the company's R1 robot, a surgical robot that places the N1 implant in a patient. The implant procedure will be completed by Neuralink scientists and a team of ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink suggests that a human patient might have successfully used the company’s brain chip to remotely control a robot. A short video clip posted Thursday shows a robot arm ...