# Blackrock Neurotech: robotics company

Canonical ID: `123336b3-7764-4b59-a4a3-6149fe1291b9`

- **Slug:** blackrock-neurotech
- **Founded:** 2008
- **HQ:** Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 200000000
- **Category:** [Biometric wearables](/biometric-wearables)

## Models

- [Blackrock Neuroport Array](/models/blackrock-neuroport-array.md) (biometric) (id: `9b5bba81-023d-44bf-aac7-c455259ff067`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Marcus Gerhardt](/people/marcus-gerhardt.md) CEO & Co-Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Florian Solzbacher](/people/florian-solzbacher.md) Co-Founder & Chairman (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Blackrock Neurotech?

Blackrock Neurotech is a Salt Lake City-based brain-computer interface company and the world's leading platform for implantable BCI technology. Its [Neuroport Array](/models/blackrock-neuroport-array) (Utah Array) has been implanted in more human patients than any other BCI — 28 of 30+ human BCI pioneers worldwide use Blackrock technology. Founded 2008, spun from University of Utah research. FDA-cleared Neuroport Array with ~100 electrodes per device, 7+ year implant lifetime. Tether invested $200M in April 2024 to accelerate commercialization.

### What does Blackrock Neurotech make?

Blackrock Neurotech has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Blackrock Neuroport Array (Blackrock Neurotech builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Blackrock Neurotech?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Blackrock Neurotech building in the same form factors include Samsung Electronics, Butterfly Network, Abbott, Apple.

### Where is Blackrock Neurotech headquartered?

Blackrock Neurotech is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

### How much funding has Blackrock Neurotech raised?

Blackrock Neurotech has raised approximately $200M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Blackrock Neurotech operate robots?

Blackrock Neurotech is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Blackrock Neurotech a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Blackrock Neurotech ranks in roughly the top 54% of companies tracked by the registry.


## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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