{"slug": "brain-implant-lets-a-paralyzed-man-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog", "title": "Brain implant lets a paralyzed man feed himself and pet his dog", "summary": "Keith Thomas, paralyzed from the chest down after a diving accident in 2020, can now feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel his dog's fur thanks to a set of brain implants that bypass his spinal injury. The neural bypass technology, reported by the Guardian, restores movement and sensation by directly connecting brain signals to muscles.", "body_md": "Keith Thomas broke his neck diving into a pool in 2020 and was paralyzed from the chest down. Six years later, thanks to [a set of brain implants that bypass his spinal injury](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/16/neural-bypass-brain-implant-paralysed-man-feed-himself-drink-from-cup), he can feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel the fur on his dog again, the Guardian reports. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/17/neural-bypass-brain-implant.html)\n\nThe post [Brain implant lets a paralyzed man feed himself and pet his dog](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/17/neural-bypass-brain-implant.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brain-implant-lets-a-paralyzed-man-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/07/17/neural-bypass-brain-implant.html", "published_at": "2026-07-17 18:03:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 19:25:52.841440+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["neural-networks", "ai-research", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Keith Thomas", "Guardian"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brain-implant-lets-a-paralyzed-man-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brain-implant-lets-a-paralyzed-man-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brain-implant-lets-a-paralyzed-man-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brain-implant-lets-a-paralyzed-man-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog.jsonld"}}