Tufts and Wyss researchers engineered neurobots from Xenopus frog cells that spontaneously self-assemble functional neural networks—driving complex behavior, elongated morphology, and 6,774 upregulated genes. Biology just built its own control system.
Cambridge engineers built a single-material robotic skin that detects 860,000 signal pathways at once. It's not just a sensor — it's the first serious step toward skin as a distributed biological computer.
Researchers are building robots with living muscle actuators controlled by real neurons and organoids. These biohybrid machines crawl, swim, self-heal, and hint at truly adaptive intelligence beyond silicon.