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One of the neuralink innovations is having the electrodes installed very precisely via a robot surgeon, which supposedly allows them to make things easier/better/more precise -

https://www.dezeen.com/2020/09/02/neuralink-elon-musk-brain-...

Previous discussion of surgical robot https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24311152

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That's really cool! I think one of the things that will hold them back is that there are still a lot of issues on even knowing where to place the electrodes - but as those issues are solved this will have such amazing potential!

It sounds like they know exactly where to put it based on their white paper. The problem is more materials engineering for longevity and economics.

They know where to put them for the tasks they are targeting right now - tasks which have already been performed in the lab. Beyond that is a open question

It seems that the ideal way would be trhz gap if it can be done. That way no implant needed but maybe a dome.

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