Dimension 4: Neuromorphic control

Other / 09 May, 2025

Combining the power of neuromorphic computing with the constraints of real-world interaction, embodiment, and control, as well as providing theories and reference models of brain architectures, is one of the objectives of the European University of Brain and Technology – NeurotechEU. This combination gives rise to Neurorobotics, also known as Neuromorphic Control, one of the eight dimensions on which the European Alliance focuses to establish neurotechnology as a scientific field that can be addressed through both research and education.

The 8 dimensions of NeurotechEU include a range of topics, from research and treatments to ethical questions about how we use technology to interact with the brain. The objective within defining these 8 dimensions is to work on what the Alliance defines as ‘neurochallenges’. Neurorobotics – also known as neuromorphic control – is the fourth dimension of NeurotechEU. Its goal is to reduce the burden on the body's central control systems by enhancing the implicit computing potential offered by the biomechanical properties of biological bodies. Thus, this fourth dimension seeks to optimise ways of distributing the workload between the brain and the body to achieve greater efficiency in complex tasks or movements.

However, before going one step further, it is necessary to have an overview of the current point that the neurorobotic research field is at, to evaluate if the technological advancements and solutions are addressing societal and environmental challenges, and to offer useful knowledge and insights to policymakers, funding agencies, and institutions. With those objectives in mind, according to the researcher of the Boğaziçi University -an allied member of NeurotechEU- Sinan Öncü: “NeurotechEU is working on a study centered on bibliometric data analysis using data from 2022 to 2024, sourced from scientific databases.

The Neurorobotics dimension of NeurotechEU is also being addressed through different learning courses that are available Campus+, the learning platform of the Alliance.