Fruit fly brain connectome wired into walking Strandbeest robot
Developers wired a fruit fly whole-brain connectome (166,700 neurons, 25 million connections) into a physical Strandbeest robot, translating simulated neural activity into motor commands that drive its legs — a striking bio-to-robot control experiment.
2026-09-13 ~ 2026-09-15 · 3 related posts
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- Fruit Fly Connectome With 166,700 Neurons Drives a Physical Robot — flngr · 2026-09-13
- Fruit fly brain with 166,700 neurons installed in a physical robot that walks — udmrzn · 2026-09-15
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