{"id":61885,"date":"2026-05-08T04:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/61885\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:05:12","slug":"elon-musk-shares-neuralink-update-says-we-are-building-a-surgical-robot-to-help-solve-any","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/61885\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk shares Neuralink update; says: We are building a surgical robot to help solve any \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elon Elon Musk<\/a> has shared an update about his brain chip implant startup, Neuralink. The world\u2019s richest man reposted an X post from Neuralink, which said the company is developing a surgical robot to implant its brain-computer interface (BCI) and potentially treat brain-related conditions. In the X post, Neuralink said, “We’re building a surgical robot capable of reaching any brain region. The goal: a generalised neural interface to help solve any condition that originates in the brain.\u201d Musk reposted the announcement and wrote, “Neuralink progress.”The robot is being developed alongside Neuralink\u2019s coin-sized implant, which is placed beneath the skull to interpret neural signals and translate them into digital commands.<\/p>\n

How Neuralink\u2019s surgical robot can automate brain implant procedures <\/p>\n

Neuralink\u2019s official website says the surgical robot is designed to automate key parts of the implantation process to improve precision and consistency. The system uses an ultrafine needle, thinner than a human hair, to insert flexible electrode threads into the brain.Danish Hussain, head of surgery and mechanical engineering at Neuralink, said, \u201cHere at Neuralink, the robot is critical to our surgical process. After the surgeon has created the opening in the skull and lined up the brain to the robot, the robot\u2019s role is to grab threads off the implant and insert them into the brain.\u201dThis robot can move along multiple axes and uses an imaging system and sensors to implant electrodes without damaging blood vessels. It offers a less invasive alternative than previous techniques.According to a report by Engineering and Technology, Neuralink began human trials of its PRIME study last year, with a participant undergoing surgery at the University of Miami Health Centre. While initial procedures were carried out by surgeons, the company is working toward greater automation using the robot.John Harris, head of robot mechanical engineering at Neuralink, said, “The reason we need a surgical robot is that these thin, flexible electrodes are almost impossible for a surgeon to place one by one. Imagine placing a single strand of hair into Jello, and then having to do that hundreds of times.\u201dThe implant\u2019s electrodes detect neural activity and transmit signals wirelessly to external devices, enabling users to control systems such as a computer cursor.The company said the robot has undergone multiple design iterations, with updates to its actuators, optics, and needle system. Engineers aim to improve speed and accuracy to support wider use in the future.Sebastian Messier, a mechanical engineer at Neuralink, said, “We want to go faster, we want the threads to go deeper, and help thousands more people. I think we\u2019re going to look back and our grandchildren are going to think it was crazy that somebody could get in a motorcycle accident and never walk again. That\u2019s what we\u2019re working towards here. And it\u2019s all going to be because this robot was able to insert threads that no human could imagine doing on their own.\u201dNeuralink said the robot is not yet in its final form, but it remains central to its plan to expand the use of brain-computer interfaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elon Musk has shared an update about his brain chip implant startup, Neuralink. The world\u2019s richest man reposted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[36672,36671,202,36677,36676,203,36678,36673,10712,36675,36674],"class_list":{"0":"post-61885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-elon-musk","8":"tag-brain-chip-implant","9":"tag-brain-computer-interface","10":"tag-elon-musk","11":"tag-human-trials","12":"tag-medical-technology","13":"tag-musk","14":"tag-neural-activity","15":"tag-neural-interface","16":"tag-neuralink","17":"tag-robotic-surgery","18":"tag-surgical-robot"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116536981919437927","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}