# Merge Labs R&D **Entity class:** Organization or institution **Collections:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] ## Definition **Merge Labs R&D** is an organization or institution. [[wiki/Butterfly Network|Butterfly Network]] is associated with **Merge Labs R&D**. The entry centers on the organization's documented work, partners, users, and institutional lineage, so its own role remains distinct from the roles of adjacent programs and technologies. ## Relationships <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry is routed through [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], and [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. Its source context is developed in [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]], and [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]]. Status-qualified source edges are preserved in the terminal Research Edges section. ### Key Relationships - [[wiki/Butterfly Network|Butterfly Network]] is associated with **Merge Labs R&D**. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> ## Research Edges <!-- BEGIN INTERFACE SOFT SOVEREIGNTY RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> #### Interface and soft-sovereignty graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] · [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]] #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 537 — [[wiki/Butterfly Network|Butterfly Network]] `exclusive_CMOS_MEMS_ultrasound_partner_for` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`. <!-- END INTERFACE SOFT SOVEREIGNTY RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> <!-- BEGIN CONSCIOUSNESS MAPPING TRANSFER RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> #### Consciousness mapping and transfer graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] · [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] · [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 575 — [[wiki/Butterfly Network|Butterfly Network]] `exclusive_CMOS_MEMS_ultrasound_partner_for` → this entry** — **PRIOR_INTERFACE_VERIFIED**; evidence `BUTTERFLY_MERGE`. <!-- END CONSCIOUSNESS MAPPING TRANSFER RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 -->