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Program a Brain on Wheels With SpikerBot

The robot lets kids design lifelike behaviors and learn neuroscience, no lines of code needed.

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Sam Freeman
May 20, 2026
∙ Paid

A new way to think about thinking

Robots are an exciting way to learn engineering, but writing your first lines of code can drain out the fun. Fortunately, SpikerBot from Backyard Brains makes it incredibly easy to give a robot life-like behaviors, and learn valuable neuroscience while you do.

We met with Co-Founder & CEO Greg Gage and Designer Alex Hatch…

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