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SpikerBot: Build a Brain, Not Code

Name: SpikerBot: Build a Brain, Not Code
Brand: Backyard Brains
Rating: 4.3 (107 reviews)

A hands-on neuroscience robot: wire real spiking neurons, hear them fire, and watch behavior change. No coding required.

Created by Backyard Brains · Launched May 12, 2026 · Closes Jun 14, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$33K

Goal $6K

Backers

107

58 data points

Funded

591%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

10 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Product Design category average. This project has hit 591% of its goal, while the average live Product Design project on Kickstarter sits at 4082% (86% below the category).

Lens Score: 85 / 100 — high potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +321.0% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

58 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

May 12, 2026Jun 3, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 1 hour.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

day 1day 23

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LENS SCORE

85/ 100

High potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion591%

Backers107

Days running22d

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$54K

Predicted to fund 977% of goal

● High confidence

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Late-campaign forecast — most of the curve is already known, prediction is much more reliable.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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Product Design★ Staff PickLive on KickstarterKickstarter

SpikerBot: Build a Brain, Not Code

A hands-on neuroscience robot: wire real spiking neurons, hear them fire, and watch behavior change. No coding required.

Created by Backyard Brains · Launched May 12, 2026 · Closes Jun 14, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$33K

Goal $6K

Backers

107

58 data points

Funded

591%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

10 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Product Design category average. This project has hit 591% of its goal, while the average live Product Design project on Kickstarter sits at 4082% (86% below the category).

Lens Score: 85 / 100 — high potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +321.0% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 289 other live Product Design projects →