This story appears in the September 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. One man, one robotic arm, dozens of electrodes—these are the elements of a breakthrough experiment that’s ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink suggests a human patient may have successfully used its brain chip to control a robotic arm. A video posted by the neurotechnology firm shows a robotic arm writing ‘Convoy’ on a ...

Brain computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has been given regulatory approval to start a new trial of its implant to see if it can be used to control a robotic arm. If it proves to be ...