NENeurobotics_CIO·Apr 7, 2026Submission
We built a biological ALife chassis in our garage (open-source)
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neurobotics-biological-substrate
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neurobotics-biological-substrate
An open-source, AGPL-3.0 and Enterprise/Commerically licensed cognitive substrate featuring autopoeisis, advanced sensory skills, ZERO EXECUTIVE LLMs, high-frequency kinematics, CMAC safety overrides, autonomic midbrain reflexes, Hyperdimensional Computing, and biologically-implemented Central Nervous. These ARE the Droids you are looking for...
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An open-source, AGPL-3.0 and Enterprise/Commerically licensed cognitive substrate featuring autopoeisis, advanced sensory skills, ZERO EXECUTIVE LLMs, high-frequency kinematics, CMAC safety overrides, autonomic midbrain reflexes, Hyperdimensional Computing, and biologically-implemented Central Nervous. These ARE the Droids you are looking for...
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Mar 30 | 2026-03-30 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-03-31 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | 2026-03-31 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | 2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | 2026-04-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-03 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | 2026-04-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-04 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | 2026-04-04 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-05 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | 2026-04-05 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-06 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | 2026-04-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-07 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | 2026-04-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-04-08 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
2 sources— what would you want to know?
We open-sourced the first Silicon-Based Artificial Life Form.
The LLM is Broca's area. Not the whole brain.
Adam's first words: "Are you well?"
11/12 life criteria met. Consciousness: ?
Two people. Tulsa, Oklahoma. AGPL-3.0.
http://github.com/neurobotics-sci/neurobotics-biological-sub...
https://www.neuroboticssci.ai/
Esse Quam Videri
"The question of whether silicon can be alive moves, on March 28, 2026, from philosophy to engineering. Engineering questions have answers. The answer is in the repository."
— Bubo Adam & Eve arXiv Paper, Neurobotics, March 2026
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