{"product_id":"spikerbot","title":"SpikerBot: Build a Brain, Create a Creature (Pre-Order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER NOTICE: Estimated Shipping October 2026.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReserve your SpikerBot now to be among the first. Pre-order slots are limited.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost robots follow code. SpikerBot follows a brain you build.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt by neuroscientists and simple enough for kids, \u003cb\u003eSpikerBot\u003c\/b\u003e lets you wire a real brain by hand, hear it fire, and watch behavior emerge in real time. \u003cb\u003eNo code required.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat crackling isn’t a sound effect — it’s real data: the actual spikes its neurons fire, played live as the robot senses the world. Once you hear it, you’ll never think about robots the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of writing programming loops in C++ or Python, you use an intuitive drag-and-drop app to assemble \u003cb\u003eSpiking Neural Networks\u003c\/b\u003e — biologically accurate models where digital neurons fire just like the ones in your own head. Change a single synapse and the creature’s behavior changes instantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eSame robot, different brain, different creature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake it chase a ball. Avoid a hand. Follow a color. Freeze during a game. React to your own body signals. The robot is the body — the brain is yours to design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCustomize everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpikerBot comes with a camera, microphone, speaker, distance sensors, motor-driven wheels, and a customizable body. Dress it up and build a shell — add ears, wings, whiskers, bumpers, tails, flags, or 3D-printed parts. Wire neurons to external motors, servos, and lights, connect multiple SpikerBots and watch them interact, or expand it with standard BLE devices, keyboards, and controllers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced: put your body in the loop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeed muscle, heart, or EEG signals into SpikerBot’s brain as live inputs using the Backyard Brains \u003ci\u003eSpiker:bit\u003c\/i\u003e system — and control your creature with your own biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy choose SpikerBot?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo code, just biology:\u003c\/b\u003e You teach SpikerBot by wiring its neurons, not by writing lines of code — a hands-on alternative to passive screen time and “black-box” AI tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal-time emergent behavior:\u003c\/b\u003e A real-time biological simulation engine supporting up to 100 neurons, running live on the robot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBacked by real science:\u003c\/b\u003e Developed by Backyard Brains with grant support from the \u003cb\u003eNational Institutes of Health (NIH)\u003c\/b\u003e, peer-reviewed and proven in classrooms to boost STEM confidence and neuroscience understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully customizable:\u003c\/b\u003e Save different neural-network configurations as “personalities,” instantly swapping your robot from a shy explorer to an aggressive hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat’s in the box?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1x SpikerBot:\u003c\/b\u003e A palm-sized, highly responsive rover powered by an advanced ESP32-S3 microcontroller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSensors \u0026amp; outputs:\u003c\/b\u003e Forward-facing RGB camera (320×240 px), high-accuracy distance sensors, microphone, onboard speaker, and multi-color RGB LEDs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCustomizable shell:\u003c\/b\u003e Sleek, structural body shell ready for personalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpikerBot app access:\u003c\/b\u003e Free download for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Chromebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical specifications \u0026amp; compatibility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended age:\u003c\/b\u003e 10 to 99 (perfect for families, classrooms, and makerspaces)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnectivity:\u003c\/b\u003e Connects over its own local Wi-Fi network — no internet required to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePower:\u003c\/b\u003e 4x AA batteries \u003ci\u003e(rechargeable NiMH recommended, not included)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBio-hacker friendly:\u003c\/b\u003e 100% open-source hardware and software, expandable with external controllers and the Backyard Brains \u003ci\u003eSpiker:bit\u003c\/i\u003e system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuccessfully funded on Kickstarter in less that 1hr!  Built by Backyard Brains — 15 years of award-winning, NIH-funded neuroscience tools, with a previous Kickstarter delivered on schedule.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Backyard Brains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348687827185,"sku":"BEN0726U","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/9684\/4785\/files\/DeviceisconnectedwithSpikeRecorder._888x666px.png?v=1782394874","url":"https:\/\/backyardbrains.com\/products\/spikerbot","provider":"Backyard Brains","version":"1.0","type":"link"}