How to implement brain organoid computing for robotic decision-making?
Hongwei Cai, Chunhui Tian, Yang Yang, Yantao Xing, Zichen Hong, Huiyu Chu, Jiansen Wang, Zheng Ao, Jason S. Meyer, James Friend, Jason Tchieu, Mingxia Gu, Insoo Hyun, Ken Mackie, Lantao Liu, Feng Guo. Brain organoid computing for robotic decision-making. …
How to build bio-inspired whiskers enable tiny drones to navigate in darkness using touch?
Chaoxiang Ye, Guido de Croon & Salua Hamaza. Whisker-based tactile flight for tiny drones. Nat Commun17, 9743 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77366-7
“Tiny flying robots hold great potential for search-and-rescue, safety inspections, and environmental monitoring, but their small size …
How to build a benchmarking framework for embodied neuromorphic agents?
Giulia D’Angelo, Jens E. Pedersen, Taimoor Hassan, Matteo Cianchetti, Josh Bongard, Fumiya Iida, Giacomo Indiveri, Matej Hoffmann, Cecilia Laschi, Chiara De Luca, Chiara Bartolozzi & Elisa Donati. A benchmarking framework for embodied neuromorphic agents. Nature Machine Intelligence, 2026.
How to build energy efficiency and neural control of continuous versus intermittent swimming in a fishlike robot?
Xiangxiao Liu et al. ,Energy efficiency and neural control of continuous versus intermittent swimming in a fishlike robot.Sci. Robot.11,eadw7868(2026).
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“Many aquatic animals, including larval zebrafish, exhibit intermittent locomotion, moving via discrete swimming bouts followed by passive …
How to build microscopic robots that sense, think, act, and compute?
Maya M. Lassiter, Jungho Lee, Kyle Skelil, Li Xu, Lucas Hanson, William H. Reinhardt, Dennis Sylvester, Mark Yim, David Blaauw and Marc Z. Miskin. Microscopic robots that sense, think, act, and compute. Science Robotics.10,eadu8009(2025).
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“Although miniaturization has been …
How to build a general soft robotic controller inspired by neuronal structural and plastic synapses that adapts to diverse arms, tasks, and perturbations?
Zhiqiang Tang, Liying Tian, Wenci Xin, Qianqian Wang, Daniela Rus, and Cecilia Laschi. A general soft robotic controller inspired by neuronal structural and plastic synapses that adapts to diverse arms, tasks, and perturbations. Science Advances, 12,eaea3712(2026).
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“Human …
What is the state of neuromorphic touch for robotics?
Tianyi Liu, George Brayshaw, Ao Li, Xingchen Xu and Benjamin Ward-Cherrier. Neuromorphic touch for robotics—a review. Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering, 2025, Volume 5, Number 3.
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“The field of neuromorphic tactile sensing aims to emulate the biological mechanisms …
What neuroscience can tell AI about learning in continuously changing environments?
Durstewitz, D., Averbeck, B. & Koppe, G. What neuroscience can tell AI about learning in continuously changing environments. Nature Machine Intelligence 7, 1897–1912 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-025-01146-z
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“Modern artificial intelligence (AI) models, such as large language models, are usually trained …
How to build a neuromorphic robotic electronic skin with active pain and injury perception?
Y. Gao,J. Zhang,H. Zhang,L. Chow,G. Zhao,G. Guo,C.K. Yiu,B. Zhang,Y. Huang,J. Zhou,Q. Zhang,T. Huang,Y. Guo,J. Li,J. Li,X. Huang,Z. Chen,Z. Liu,Y. Qiu, C. Guo, X. Yu, A neuromorphic robotic electronic skin with active pain and injury perception, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. …