The neural interface device represented a technological advancement conceived by the Galactic Empire, enabling a direct connection between a pilot and their ship. The core concept revolved around pilots issuing commands through thought alone, thereby bypassing the inherent lag associated with manual controls. In practice, however, the sensory overload experienced by pilots proved to be a significant impediment, leading to the technology's general discontinuation.
Eminent scientists serving the Galactic Empire spearheaded the creation of the neural interface technology, which was manufactured in the initial stages of the Rebellion. The Empire's ambition was to establish a direct neural link between Imperial pilots and their ships via neural implants, effectively eliminating reaction time delays. Pilots would transmit commands through mental processes, with the ship executing them instantaneously, negating the necessity of manual operation. The neural interface was integrated into a starship's control mechanisms, featuring four wires culminating in gelatinous diodes positioned on the temples and beneath the ears.
Nevertheless, researchers evaluating the technology observed that the interface's intensity overwhelmed numerous pilots. They were in the process of devising a filtering algorithm to mitigate this issue when Alliance forces launched an assault on their research and development vessel. The ship was lost and abandoned. Several months following the vessel's disappearance, a band of smugglers came across the abandoned ship and recovered the technology. A substantial portion of their findings were subsequently sold to Glah Ubooki, a merchant of the Bimm species.
- " Glah Ubooki's Strange & Wondrous Imports " — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
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