The robot you teach by wiring its neurons, not by writing code.
Drag neurons onto its brain, connect them to its camera, ears and wheels, and press play. Change one connection and you change who it is. No robot yet? Build and test brains in the app today.
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Windows PCs, laptops and tablets
iOS and iPadOS 13 or later
Android 8 or later phones, tablets and Chromebooks
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Can't install? Use SpikerBot in your browser
A palm-sized robot with a brain you build.
SpikerBot carries a camera, distance sensors, a microphone, a speaker and color lights, all wired to a spiking neural network of up to 100 neurons running live on the robot. Hear its neurons crackle as it senses the world.
Then make it yours: add ears, wings, whiskers, tails or 3D-printed parts, wire in motors and lights, or let two SpikerBots meet.
Pre-order
Build a brain, create a creature.
$299.99
Estimated shipping late November to early December 2026. Want more than one? Choose a quantity in the store.
Runs on 4 AA batteries (rechargeable NiMH recommended, not included).
Can't install an app? Open SpikerBot in the browser on a laptop or desktop. Use the web app
Thirty example brains come with the app. Open one, change a single connection, and watch the behavior change.
SpikerBot turns into a cat. It chases a red object like a ball of yarn, and meows at random.
It rushes forward when it sees green and stops dead at red. Try racing a few SpikerBots.
When Spike sees you, whistle and it comes to you. Bored, it spins around looking for someone to play with.
Flip one neuron from excitatory to inhibitory and the hunter becomes the hunted.
SpikerBot changes color to blend in with red, green or blue objects around it.
Copy the circuit a fruit fly uses to tell which way something is moving.
SpikerBot was developed with grant support from the National Institutes of Health. Get a formal quote for your school, or ask our education team anything.
No. Build brains and test them in the app first. When your robot arrives, the app connects to it over SpikerBot's own Wi-Fi network, so no internet is needed to play.
No. You build behavior by dragging neurons and wiring them to SpikerBot's senses and wheels. There is no code to write.
Install SpikerBot from the Microsoft Store for Windows, as a download or from the Mac App Store for macOS 10.15 or later, from the App Store for iPhone and iPad (iOS 13 or later), and from Google Play for Android phones, tablets and Chromebooks (Android 8 or later). If you cannot install an app, the web app runs in the browser on a laptop or desktop.
Pre-orders have an estimated shipping date of late November to early December 2026.
Yes. Get a formal quote for your school, or contact our education team with any questions.
The SpikerBot documentation at docs.backyardbrains.com walks through the app and the robot. Contact Backyard Brains for help with the app, your robot or your order.
