Backyard Brains

University of Michigan neuroscience student Sophia Galbavi shows how she uses SpikerBot to turn textbook concepts into hands-on experiments.

Instead of only reading about neural circuits, she can test how changing neural connections affects behavior. With SpikerBot, students can explore pre-loaded robot behaviors like shy, brave, and more — then modify the neural connections and immediately see how the robot responds.

It is a practical way to connect classroom neuroscience with real experimentation, circuit logic, behavior, and learning.

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We launched SpikerBot on Kickstarter… and you funded us in under an hour!

We're still in disbelief. Thank you.
Now we're aiming higher! Every additional pledge helps us put SpikerBot in more classrooms, more homes, and more hands — bringing real neuroscience to a new generation of kids, makers, and future scientists.

The best early-bird deals are expiring soon. If you've been thinking about it, now's the moment..

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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?

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Build a brain. Bring a robot to life. 🧠🤖

SpikerBot is now LIVE on Kickstarter!

This palm-sized robot lets you control behavior by building a simulated biological brain, no coding required. Just drag and drop digital neurons, connect synapses, and watch your creature respond using its camera, microphone, distance sensor, motors, LEDs, and speaker.

It’s a hands-on way to explore real neuroscience, robotics, and the brain-inspired logic behind neuromorphic AI—made for students, teachers, makers, and curious humans everywhere.

This is a huge step in our mission: Neuroscience for Everyone. Help us bring SpikerBot out of the lab and into classrooms, homes, and maker spaces around the world.

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🧠⚡ What if a robot could think like YOU?

Meet SpikerBot, the world's first robot that learns and reacts using real neuron principles, just like your brain does.

No lab coat. No PhD. Just pure curiosity.

Whether you're a student, educator, or just someone who's ever wondered how brains actually work, SpikerBot was built for YOU.

🚀 Launching on Kickstarter May 12th

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👉 Pre-launch page is LIVE:
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May the 4th be with you! 🖤⚡

Throwing it back to the epic Muscle SpikerShield Pro [Retired Product] project!

Student built muscle keyboard that turns your body’s electrical signals into music. Proof neuroscience experiments are cooler (and more Force-like) than you think!

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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