Meta Reality Labs

Developed a surface-EMG wristband and generic decoding models trained on data from thousands of participants. It has been on sale since September 2025 as the Meta Neural Band.

Interface category

Neuromotor interfaces

Signal

Motor-unit action potentials

Invasiveness

Non-invasive

Recording / stimulation

Recording

Device

sEMG wristband — Dry-electrode wristband reading surface electromyography

Regulatory status

Consumer product; not a medical device

Main use cases

Augment, Control

Shown in people

Handwriting at 20.9 words per minute and gesture control from the wrist, with models that work on a new user without calibration (Nature, 2025).

Still an aim

A general input device for computers and glasses.

What stands in the way

It needs a working pathway from brain to hand, so it does not serve people with paralysis as a brain implant can.

On record here: 1 peer-reviewed paper

The wristband reads motor neurons at the periphery, not the brain, and that is its advantage: no surgery, and models that work out of the box. It sets the practical bar any non-medical brain interface has to beat.

1. 30 Sep 2025

   The wristband goes on sale in the United States as the Meta Neural Band, included with the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses.

   Independent reportingheise online

2. 23 Jul 2025

   Nature paper reports generic sEMG decoding that generalises across users, including handwriting at 20.9 words per minute.

   Peer reviewedKaifosh P et al., Nature

• 2025
  A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction

  Kaifosh P et al. · Nature

• tFUSPreclinical

  Merge Labs

  A research-stage company pursuing non-implanted interfaces based on ultrasound and molecular methods.