Elon Musk announces significant progress in brain-machine interface: the number of subjects increases to 7, and it is expected to control humanoid robots in the future

On June 27th local time, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink released a one-hour video showcasing their latest research achievements and product development direction. According to the introduction, Neuralink currently has 7 subjects, including 4 spinal cord injury patients and 3 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. These subjects are using the related devices at a high frequency, with data showing an average weekly usage time of about 50 hours, peaking over 100 hours. Notably, spinal cord injury patient Alex will also connect to Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus to perform more complex operations in the future. Musk stated that in the future, people may be able to fully control Optimus's body through Neuralink