Imagine steering a wheelchair through Mumbai's busy streets or calling a robotic dog to fetch your food delivery—just with your thoughts 🤯. That's no sci-fi; it's what happened in a recent clinical trial led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) team.
The trial involved a patient who became quadriplegic in 2022 due to a spinal-cord injury. He received a brain-computer interface (BCI) system in June 2025 and, after just weeks of training, could reliably control a smart wheelchair and direct a robotic dog using only his neural signals.
The magic lies in a high-throughput wireless invasive BCI that captures brain signals, decodes them into commands, and executes actions all in under 100 milliseconds—faster than our own reaction time ⚡. The researchers also combined two decoding strategies to boost accuracy by over 15%, cutting through the 'noise' in neural activity.
Beyond lab demos like 'mind typing,' this trial moves BCI tech into real-world settings, offering life-changing independence. Imagine ordering street food in Bangkok or catching a ride in Jakarta—tasks regained with just a thought.
With global teams racing to make BCIs part of daily life, this milestone shows we’re closer to seamless, hands-free interaction. Keep an eye on neurotech—soon, thinking could be all you need to engage with the world around you 🤖✨.
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China makes progress in clinical trial of brain-computer interface
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