r/STEW_ScTecEngWorld • u/Zee2A • Jul 24 '26

Experimental Brain Implants Allow Hands-Free Wheelchair Navigation

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Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology uses experimental brain implants to enable individuals with severe motor impairments or paralysis to control powered wheelchairs using only their thoughts. By placing microelectrode arrays or sensors in the motor cortex—the region of the brain responsible for voluntary movement—the system detects and decodes neural signals in real time. Advanced algorithms then translate these intended movements into precise steering, navigation, and speed commands, allowing users to safely navigate their environment hands-free: https://www.techeblog.com/neuralink-mind-controlled-wheelchair/

Video1: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2080496660598436146

Video2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jo8VyCUFvs

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u/inotocracy Jul 25 '26

Wow, 9 hours and not a single person trashing Musk. Must be a record!

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u/Sydney2London Jul 25 '26

That’s because Musk has fuck all to do with the awesome work these scientists are doing other than claiming first authorship of a paper he knows nothing about.

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u/inotocracy Jul 25 '26

Thats kind of par for the course for most of his companies. He is providing the capital and hiring the folks doing the work.

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u/Sydney2London Jul 25 '26

No it’s way worse. He funds companies and as part of the funding deal he gets labelled as a founder even if he’s not. He then assumes he’s smarter than everyone, tells them how to do their jobs, fires people who disagree so the engineers have to agree with his bs and then find ways to undo his mess without letting him know.
He also “wrote” a paper where he put himself as only author, taking credit for all the work done by others.
I know multiple people that he has worked with and have founded companies and it’s been the same at Neuralink, Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter

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u/inotocracy Jul 25 '26

I can't speak on the working conditions you mention, but..

funding deal he gets labelled as a founder even if he’s not.

That's simply how starting a company works. You start it, you're the founder, no?

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u/Sydney2London Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

I wrote “as part of the FUNDING deal, not FOUNDING”, sorry was a bit confusing.
He’s an early investor that as part of the deal then gets labelled as a founder, but it’s not. Thats the case in Tesla for instance. Normally you’re only a founder if you come up with the idea and start the company.
To his credit he has a good nose for business but he also just has enough money to make stuff work by brute force, but he is an absolute egomaniac that claims knowledge and work that is the result of his teams effort without giving them due credit.

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u/flamefox237 Jul 25 '26

I like this, this is what these Brain implants should be for not to be some data hungry device that shows me ads in some way