NEURALINK’S BRAIN CHIP NEUCYBER PASSES MONKEY TESTS

In the annual technological forum of Zhunguanzun, the Chinese state company Beijing Xinzhida Neurotechnology introduced its latest achievement in the field of neurotechnology – the neucyber brain chip. This product, similar to the development of the startup Neuralink by Elon Musk, signifies an important milestone in the advancement of domestic technologies in China.

The Neucyber chip, an invasive brain-computer interface (BCI), has successfully undergone tests on monkeys. The technology enabled the animals to control a robotic hand using only their thoughts.

Equipped with flexible microelectrodes, neural signal collection devices, and an algorithm for decoding generative neurons, Neucyber records minute changes in brain electrical signals, interprets human intentions, and translates mental commands into mechanical actions, as explained by Professor Lo Minmin.

According to the State News Agency, Neucyber was entirely developed in China and is the country’s first high-performance invasive BCI. The main shareholder of Xinzhida Neurotechnology is the state regulator of Beijing municipality, providing substantial support for the project.

While neither the scientists nor the Sinhua agency referenced Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the unveiling of Neucyber at the forum highlights China’s ambition to compete with Neuralink. However, unlike Neuralink, which has initiated public testing of its chips, similar experiments have not yet commenced in China.