Imagine sending a message, clicking a button, or even typing full sentences without ever lifting a finger. Meta’s latest prototype wristband does exactly that.
Developed by Meta’s Reality Labs, the new wearable uses electromyography (EMG) to detect electrical signals traveling from your brain to your muscles. The result? A wristband that doesn’t just respond to hand gestures it can understand your intention to move, even before you actually do it.
The wristband is being designed to work seamlessly with Meta’s upcoming Orion AR glasses. It can recognize subtle hand gestures like pinching, tapping, and swiping, even while your hand is resting. Want to write a message? Just “write” on your leg, desk, or air the device understands.
It also supports handwriting recognition, letting you scribble messages in mid-air or on any surface. No keyboard, no touchscreen, no mouse needed.
Unlike invasive technologies like Neuralink, Meta’s wristband is completely non-invasive. It reads signals from your forearm muscles no implants, just a wearable. Meta emphasizes: “It’s not reading your mind. It’s reading your intent.”
Thomas Reardon, Meta’s VP of Research, says users don’t have to move their fingers. Just intending the motion is enough to trigger a response. Researchers are already testing the tech with people who have spinal cord injuries helping them interact with computers despite limited mobility.
With training data from over 10,000 users, Meta’s AI can recognize muscle signal patterns without needing user-specific calibration. Patrick Kaifosh, who leads the project, says the wristband is plug-and-play: “Out of the box, it can work with a new user it has never seen before.”
Meta hopes to launch the wristband to the public in the coming years potentially changing how we interact with technology forever.
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