A patient with an Elon Musk chip showed how he controls an airplane with his mind

One of Elon Musk's patients at Neuralink, a startup run by billionaire entrepreneur and entrepreneur, recently demonstrated piloting a model airplane using a neurochip implanted in his brain.

Elon Musk's startup Neuralink has announced a new milestone in the practical application of its implants: Alex Conley, a patient with a spinal injury, demonstrated the ability not only to control devices with his mind but also to independently program a controller to interact with external electronics. A video of the demonstration was published on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

During the experiment, Conley remotely piloted a radio-controlled model airplane using his neural implant to issue commands. Furthermore, he wrote code for an Arduino microcontroller, integrating the brain-computer interface with the drone's control system.

This isn't the first technological milestone Conley has achieved. Previously, he, like fellow Neuralink program participant Nick Ray, mastered control of a robotic arm, allowing him to independently eat and perform basic household tasks.

According to the company, Neuralink has implanted chips in 12 volunteers to date. They play computer games with their minds and can potentially control any electronic device.