--- title: "A neural blueprint for human-like intelligence in soft robots" url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-neural-blueprint-for-human-like-intelligence-in-soft-robots-7efw2mkgi source_url: https://news.mit.edu/2026/neural-blueprint-human-intelligence-in-soft-robots-0219 type: article source: "MIT News" published: 2026-02-19T18:05:28.370Z updated: 2026-02-19T19:20:05.377Z tags: ["robotics", "reinforcement-learning"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A neural blueprint for human-like intelligence in soft robots **[MIT News](https://daily.dev/sources/mit)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), NUS, MIT, and NTU Singapore have developed a brain-inspired AI control system for soft robotic arms that achieves three key capabilities simultaneously: transferring learned skills to new tasks, real-time adaptation to changing conditions, and guaranteed stability. The system uses two types of synapses — structural synapses trained offline on foundational movements, and plastic synapses that update online during operation. Tested on two physical platforms, it achieved 44–55% reduction in tracking error under heavy disturbances and over 92% shape accuracy despite payload changes, airflow disturbances, and actuator failures. The work, published in Science Advances, has potential applications in assistive robotics, rehabilitation, medical devices, and industrial automation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Scientists Build Living Robots With Nervous Systems](https://daily.dev/posts/scientists-build-living-robots-with-nervous-systems-a0u00uher) · IEEE Spectrum · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#robotics](https://daily.dev/tags/robotics), [#reinforcement-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/reinforcement-learning) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-neural-blueprint-for-human-like-intelligence-in-soft-robots-7efw2mkgi)