THE FLY BRAIN ESCAPED THE COMPUTER. I PUT IT INSIDE A PHYSICAL ROBOT.

Scientists released a reconstructed map containing 166,700 neurons from a fruit fly.

I connected it to a Strandbeest.

The panel in the top-right shows the simulated brain running. Its neural activity is translated into motor commands that move the mechanical legs below.

The catch: this is a computational model built from biological wiring. I engineered the interface connecting its outputs to the robot.

First, the fly brain entered DOOM.

Then it played Chrome Dino.

Now it has a physical body.

166,700 neurons.

25 million connections.

One nervous system walking through the real world.

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— The moment of arrival at the border with Poland

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These dudes are awesome