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05/21/2026
We made it into !
SpikerBot just got featured in Make: and they nailed it. "There's no code, no LLMs, just neurons, synapses, and behavior emerging from a circuit a kid designed."
Drag neurons. Connect axons. Watch your robot come to life. It's not programming. it's neuroscience.
🎯 SpikerBot is LIVE on Kickstarter now.
👉 Link to the article and to to back the campaign in bio and comments!
05/21/2026
We’re excited to share that our colleague Alex Hatch will be joining OpenCV Live to talk about SpikerBot, our neuroscience robot that lets you build neural circuits and watch behavior emerge in real time.
📅 Thursday, May 21st, 2026 (TODAY)
⏰ 9 AM Pacific Time
Topic: SpikerBot: Build a Brain. Watch It Come to Life.
Discover how simulated neural networks can control robotic behavior — no traditional coding required. The session will explore neuroscience, robotics, and hands-on STEM learning through building digital brains.
You will learn more about:
🧠 Neural circuits & emergent behavior
🤖 Educational robotics and neuroscience
⚡ Building brains for robots without coding
🚀 The journey behind SpikerBot and our latest developments
Join the livestream and bring your questions.
🌐 Link in BIO!
SpikerBot: live on Kickstarter! We built a brain. You bring it to life — and give it personality. 🧠⚡
SpikerBot runs on a real spiking neural network. Not pre-programmed behaviors. Not code. Just neurons you wire yourself.
Connect them one way → it chases.
Connect them another → it runs.
Connect them differently still → it wags its tail when you pet it.
Same body. Same hardware. Completely different creatures.
Designed by Alex Hatch. Built by Backyard Brains. Funded on Kickstarter in the first hour. 300% funded in the first 24h.
Early-bird tiers are live. Once they're gone, they're gone. Pre-order yours today and help make this a reality for the future scientists!
We built the brain. What will you make of it?
👉 Link in bio and comments.
Kids are controlling a robotic claw using nothing but their muscle signals 🦾⚡
This is real neuroscience.
The Claw reads the electrical signals from your muscles (EMG) and turns them into motion. Squeeze your arm, and the claw grips.
Perfect for curious kids, science lovers, and anyone who wants to feel like a cyborg.
🔗 Learn more at www.backyardbrains.com → Link in bio
05/02/2026
We built a robot brain. 🧠 Pet it — it wags. Roll a ball — it chases. Wire it differently — it becomes something else.
Meet SpikerBot: a robot you build, with a brain you wire. No code. Just neurons. The behavior isn't programmed — it emerges.
Kickstarter launches in 11 days. Early-bird backers get the best deals (and they go fast).
👉 Tap the link in bio — hit "Notify me" on Kickstarter and we'll ping you the second we launch.
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