SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said that Neuralink technologies could enable paralysed people to walk and use their hands again in the coming years.
“In the coming years, Neuralink will enable people to walk and use their hands again,” Musk wrote on the social network X.
Neuralink develops implants that are placed in the brain and provide a connection to a computer. One of the company’s projects, Telepathy, is designed to allow people with paralysis to control devices. Another project, Blindsight, is being developed to restore vision in cases of complete blindness.
In August 2024, Musk said that if the technology developed successfully, hundreds of people could receive Neuralink implants within a few years, tens of thousands within five years and millions within ten years.
