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January 23, 2025
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We are thrilled to celebrate a remarkable milestone in neurotechnology: Using Blackrock Neurotech’s technology, researchers from Stanford University and the University of Michigan have successfully developed a high-performance brain-computer interface that allows intuitive, finger-based control of a virtual quadcopterÑusing only thought.
Key Takeaways:
This accomplishment represents a pivotal step forward in addressing the unmet needs of individuals with paralysis for independence, social connection, and recreation. Beyond gaming, the technology lays the groundwork for restoring fine motor skills, enabling tasks such as typing, composing music, operating advanced software, and participating in remote work.
Blackrock Neurotech is proud to contribute our 96-channel microelectrode arrays as part of the BrainGate2 clinical trial, which made the precise decoding of neural signals possible.
Congratulations to the outstanding research team: Matthew Willsey, Nishal Shah, Donald Avansino, Nick Hahn, Ryan Jamiolkowski, Foram Kamdar, Leigh Hochberg, Francis Willett, and Jaimie Henderson.
Read the full paper in Nature Portfolio.
