Technology that can read minds to give amputees better control of prosthetic limbs sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but Zhi Yang says it’s steadily becoming a reality at Fasikl. The company has developed “brain-machine interface” technology designed to give amputees more intuitive control over prosthetics. The same technology can also be used to help alleviate post-amputation pain, which can persist for years in some patients. A year ago, Fasikl, a University of Minnesota spinoff, earned a pair of “breakthrough device designations” from the FDA for the technology. “We think this can help many people,” Yang says.

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