# Neuralink Demonstrates Thought-Controlled Wheelchair Navigation With 26 Trial Participants

> clinical trial · REPORTED · 2026-07-24

On July 23-24, 2026, Neuralink posted a detailed thread on X showing clinical trial participants with paralysis steering powered wheelchairs using only decoded motor-cortex signals from the N1 implant, marking a major step beyond cursor and robotic-arm control. As of June 22, 2026, 26 people globally had received the N1 implant; the device remains investigational with no FDA commercial approval.

About Neuralink: Neuralink develops implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) devices designed to help people with paralysis or severe neurological disorders control computers, smartphones, robotic arms, and now powered wheelchairs using thought alone.

- Company: Neuralink
- Sector: neurotech
- Primary source: https://www.gadgetreview.com/neuralink-participants-steer-wheelchairs-with-pure-thought

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