China's version of Neuralink unveiled at tech forum
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[April 25, 2024]
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese state-backed company on Thursday
unveiled a brain chip similar to the technology developed by Elon Musk's
startup Neuralink.
The company, Beijing Xinzhida Neurotechnology, developed a
brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, called Neucyber, that has been
tested on a monkey, allowing it control a robotic arm with only its
thoughts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency, which added
that the technology was "independently developed" and China's first
"high-performance invasive BCI".
The controlling shareholder of Xinzhida Neurotechnology is the Beijing
municipal government's state asset regulator, according to corporate
database Qichacha.
While neither the scientists or Xinhua mentioned Musk's brain-chip
startup, the unveiling of this new product at the annual tech-focused
Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing highlights China's aim to catch up with
Neuralink.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2024/Apr/25/images/ads/current/atlantabank_lda_SHG_2024.png) This comes after the country's
ministry of industry and information technology at last year's
Zhongguancun Forum classified BCI technology as an important
"cutting-edge emerging technology".
Neuralink has already implanted its brain chips in
humans, while China has yet to begin human trials.
(Reporting by Eduardo Baptista; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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