Lab-grown human neurons steer humanoid robot Iris in real time, with up to 94% decoding accuracy
Jan Liphardt's OpenMind team linked Iris remotely to cortical neuron cultures in Australia and Switzerland; 2D cultures decoded signals with up to 94% accuracy in 150–240 ms, spheroids up to 91% with up to two seconds' lag.
Key facts
- Team led by Stanford bioengineer and OpenMind founder Jan Liphardt
- Neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells
- 2D cultures from Australia, 3D spheroids from Switzerland
- Nearly 500 simulations run
- 2D: up to 94% accuracy in 150–240 ms; spheroids: up to 91%, up to 2 s lag