Neuralink
Robot types: Neurosurgical / ablation robot. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 35.0/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 7 of 25 among Medical robotics companies with incidents (274 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record contains two entries: a 2024 malfunction in which brain-implant threads retracted in the first human trial patient, and a 2022 federal inquiry into animal deaths during preclinical implant testing. Severity is 3 and 4 respectively, and the two entries span both a device-performance malfunction in human use and a federal investigative action tied to earlier preclinical work. The record shows two distinct failure types at different stages of development (preclinical animal testing and first-in-human deployment) rather than a single repeated fault.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Medical robotics · Sectors: Hospitals and Health Care
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Neurosurgical / ablation robot | 100% | 2 of 5 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 implant / R1 surgical robot | Neurosurgical / ablation robot | research | 2 | 35.0 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| malfunction | 1 | 50% |
| fatality | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 08 May 2024 | malfunction | — | Neuralink brain implant threads retract in first human patient | CBS News |
| S4 | ~2022 | fatality | — | Federal inquiry into Neuralink over animal deaths in implant testing | The Guardian |
S3 08 May 2024 · malfunction · Neuralink brain implant threads retract in first human patient
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 08 May 2024 | Neuralink brain implant threads retract in first human patient | CBS News |
S4 ~2022 · fatality · Federal inquiry into Neuralink over animal deaths in implant testing
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | ~2022 | Federal inquiry into Neuralink over animal deaths in implant testing | The Guardian |
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