BrainCo, a Hangzhou-based neuro-tech startup, showcases wearable devices that demonstrate practical BCI applications like controlling a bionic arm and an artificial leg.

The Economist highlights China’s ambition to advance brain-computer interface technology as a strategic front in its tech rivalry with the United States.

In a hands-on demo, a journalist tries a mask that delivers low-amplitude electrical micro-currents to the frontal lobe, illustrating consumer-oriented relaxation and potential mental-state modulation through BCIs.

The coverage notes China’s focus on neuro-tech as a frontier in national tech competition, signaling broader implications for healthcare, security, and everyday tech interfaces.

A demonstration shows an amputee using a piano with a bionic arm and another amputee testing a leg, underscoring functional and consumer-oriented BCI applications.