Musk revealed that Neuralink, a brain-computer interface technology company, will focus on solving brain and spine injuries in the next decade, and he said, "We are working to bridge the broken link between the brain and the body." In addition, he revealed that the company is expected to conduct its first human trials by the end of this year.
It is reported that Musk has previously revealed that Neuralink's related technologies can help solve the problem of morbid obesity. Neural interface expert Andrew on this. Professor Jackson said Neuralink's implants were less invasive than other treatment options.
In response, Musk said on the social platform that "there is an electronic/mechanical/software engineering problem with implants" and called for " anyone with smartwatch or mobile phone engineering and manufacturing experience to join Neuralink" is invited.
In fact, in February last year, Musk revealed that Neuralink was working "super hard" to keep its brain implants safe. At the time, he said, "Neuralink is in close communication with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, if all goes well, will begin human trials this year." But as of now, Neuralink has not conducted human trials.
But not long ago, sources revealed that Neuralink is openly recruiting for clinical trial director and clinical trial coordinator positions. In this regard, some people believe that this may indicate that the company's human trial plan is "one step closer" to landing. According to public information, human trials have achieved breakthroughs in recent years, and brain-computer interface technology company Synchron has now achieved 62-year-old frostbite patient Phillip O'Keefe sending tweets only by thought.
Previously, in July 2019, Neuralink announced that it was developing a brain-computer interface system. At that time, the team disclosed the results of the research in the Medical Internet Research, and it was revealed that the system contained three parts, namely polymer probes, neurosurgical robots, and external chip supporting solutions (the company called it high-density electronic technology).
Then, in 2020, Musk released Neuralink's new N1 Link. The chip is known to be the size of a coin, when the team implanted the device into a pig and monitored its neural activity. In addition, in April last year, Neuralink also disclosed a video of "let monkeys play table tennis games with their minds", showing the latest progress of N1 Link to the outside world.
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