Vancouver 'RoboCop' is one of 1st Canadian ALS patients to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant

Muzammil Hussain July 03, 2026

A medical worker applies a bandage to the head of a man seated in a bed.

Vancouver police Sgt. Lee Marten is just the 26th person in the world to receive a Neuralink brain implant, which is being tested on people unable to move because of ALS.

Vancouver police Sgt. Lee Marten is just the 26th person in the world to receive a Neuralink brain implant, which is being tested on people unable to move because of ALS. A medical worker applies a bandage to the head of a man seated in a bed.

Vancouver police Sgt. Lee Marten is just the 26th person in the world to receive a Neuralink brain implant, which is being tested on people unable to move because of ALS.