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Official @neuralink Livestream Published 28 Aug 2020 Duration 1:13:30 ID DVvmgjBL74w

Neuralink Progress Update, Summer 2020: technical breakdown, key moments and clinical context

Broadcast on 28 August 2020 ('Neuralink Progress Update, Summer 2020', 1:13:30), this presentation unveiled the major industrial and electrical redesign that defines the modern N1 implant: eliminating the 2019 behind-the-ear induction pod and consolidating all 1,024 channels, battery, and Bluetooth radio into a single 23 mm × 8 mm coin-sized cylinder that sits flush with the skull. The event featured live wireless somatosensory recordings from pigs (including one with a safely removed implant and one with bilateral implants).

28 Aug 2020Published dateOfficial @neuralink Livestream · 1:13:30
DVvmgjBL74wYouTube Video IDChannel UCLt4d8cACHzrVvAz9gtaARA · Embeddable (200 OK)
Preclinical Hardware Form-Factor Milestone (2020)Evidence classPreclinical Hardware Form-Factor Milestone (2020)
Foundational & preclinical milestonesPrimary topicPaired with /neuralink/timeline
Key points
  • Primary record: Official @neuralink livestream (DVvmgjBL74w) published on 28 Aug 2020 (duration 1:13:30).
  • What it shows: Consolidation of the implant into the skull-flush wireless form factor and demonstration of surgical reversibility (explant) in swine.
  • Technical pathway: Transition from 2019 behind-the-ear wired pod to the coin-sized, skull-flush wireless Link v0.9 + live pig demo.
  • Evidence boundary: 1:13:30 archived livestream (28 August 2020).

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Official @neuralink Livestream 28 Aug 2020 · 1:13:30 Preclinical Hardware Form-Factor Milestone (2020)
Neuralink Progress Update, Summer 2020

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Technical pathway and evidence classification

Video notes · 28 Aug 2020 · Livestream (1:13:30) Summer 2020 Progress Update (Link v0.9 Skull-Flush Reveal)
EVIDENCE CLASSIFICATION Preclinical Hardware Form-Factor Milestone (2020) Video ID: DVvmgjBL74w Published: 28 Aug 2020 (1:13:30) PRIMARY SUBSYSTEM Foundational & preclinical milesto Channel: @neuralink (verified) Embed: Embeddable (youtube-nocookie) INTERPRETATION BOUNDARY Investigational Context Not FDA marketing approval Verify against clinical registries
Technical pathway Signal & hardware chain

Transition from 2019 behind-the-ear wired pod to the coin-sized, skull-flush wireless Link v0.9 + live pig demo

Analytical scope What to keep in mind

1:13:30 archived livestream (28 August 2020).

Timestamped breakdown and key moments

Sequential moments in Neuralink Progress Update, Summer 2020 (1:13:30)
TimestampSegment / eventWhat happens in the segment
00:00Unveiling the skull-flush Link v0.9Shows how simplifying the implant to a single coin-sized cranial unit removes transcutaneous wires.
15:30Live Three Little Pigs demonstrationCompares an un-implanted pig, a pig months after safe implant removal, and Gertie streaming live snout spikes.
28:00Treadmill joint-position prediction & Q&AShows offline decoding predicting limb joint kinematics during treadmill walking, followed by technical Q&A.

What this video demonstrates—and what it does not establish

What this video demonstrates

  • Consolidation of the implant into the skull-flush wireless form factor and demonstration of surgical reversibility (explant) in swine.

Scope limits & what it does not establish

  • August 2020 preclinical milestone; human trials required another three years of hermeticity, ASIC, and robotic refinement.

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Sources and official records

  1. [1] Neuralink YouTube (2020-08-28): Neuralink Progress Update, Summer 2020 · Verified 30 Oct 2026
  2. [2] Neuralink: Official YouTube Channel (@neuralink, UCLt4d8cACHzrVvAz9gtaARA) · Verified 30 Oct 2026
  3. [3] Neuralink: Official website and investigational device notice · Verified 30 Oct 2026
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