Brainobot
Cai et al. / multi-institution collaboration · 2026
Brain organoid reservoir-computing controller used as a high-level decision layer for a humanoid robot.
Biocomputer systems
Published experiments, research platforms and commercial systems using living neural networks.
Temporal-pattern BNN
Tohoku University and collaborators · 2026
A closed-loop biological neural network trained with a linear decoder generated periodic and chaotic temporal signals autonomously.
TBC Neural Optimizer
The Biological Computing Co. · 2026
TBC translates living-neural dynamics into AI optimisation software; a September 2026 AWS collaboration is taking its neuron-derived video model towards deployment.
Neurorium BNN demonstrations
Neurorium · 2026
Berlin startup demonstrating short-term visual-memory reconstruction, image classification and simple control tasks with biological neural networks.
Goal-directed cart-pole organoids
UC Santa Cruz and collaborators · 2026
Feedback-driven training improved performance relative to random stimulation in a virtual cart-pole task.
Braille organoid classifier
University of Bristol and collaborators · 2026
Human forebrain organoids received electrically encoded tactile inputs; reported Braille classification reached 61% with one organoid and 83% with a three-organoid ensemble.
3D-MIND
Princeton University · 2026
A flexible three-dimensional electronic scaffold records and stimulates neural activity across multiple planes for months.
CL1
Cortical Labs · 2025
Self-contained neuron-on-silicon platform with recording, stimulation, life support and a developer API; a 20-unit CL1 rack was demonstrated at NUS Medicine in August 2026.
Mind in Vitro platform
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign consortium · 2024
Open, modular hardware and software developed to make in-vitro neural computing experiments more reproducible and scalable.
FinalSpark Neuroplatform
FinalSpark · 2024
Remotely accessible platform for long-running stimulation, recording and closed-loop experiments on neural organoids.
Brainoware
Indiana University and collaborators · 2023
Brain organoid used as an adaptive reservoir for speech recognition and nonlinear equation prediction.
DishBrain
Cortical Labs and collaborators · 2022
Cultured cortical neurons coupled to a simulated Pong environment through structured electrical feedback.