Cranial Jacks

Cranial Jacks are human-computer interface devices, designed to connect directly to the brain/brain stem in order to control complex machinery.
It is revealed in the audiobook that pilots of even large Mechs can control their vehicle alone, if connected using a cranial jack. Pilots use a combination of a cranial jack and typical levers, buttons etc. to minimise the stress on the brain of the pilot, but can switch to 100% cranial jack control if they are physically incapacitated.
Pilots that are incompatible/incapable of using cranial jacks are usually limited to piloting Tanks and Treadbikes, as even the humble Mongoose uses cranial jacks.
== Acquisitions Entry ==
Concentrated among certain professions (military, blue-collar, pilots, stockbrokers), but not in society as a whole. Can be a symbol of both high and low status as a result, depending on context. So long as issues persist with compatibility and high implementation/rejection risk, societies won't integrate cranial jacks as the normative control interface. This limits development, but empowers the minority possessing them with unique strengths and opportunities.-Beynder, SNC Informatics Division
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