Human mini-brain grown in lab controls humanoid robot, grasping objects with 94% accuracy
141_1337 · reddit · 2026-10-23
Scientists grew a human brain organoid ("mini-brain") and wired it to control a humanoid robot. The system learned to grasp objects with 94% accuracy, chase a laser dot, and transfer learning between tasks — outperforming a conventional neural network in limited tests.
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