Skill · Skydio X2
Fly left / right
Two pathways: the drone slides 0.6 m to its left or right, whichever pathway is ON.
Runs on the Skydio X2 · Drone
01 Pathways
How the neurons drive it.
A pathway is one cue: the electrode we pulse, the electrodes we read, and the rule that decides when it is ON. This skill has two.
“left”
- Pulse electrode
- 20at 10 Hz
- Read electrodes
- 12 13 19 21 27 28 29
- ON at
- 0.6spikes per electrode per 100 ms
We pulse electrode 20 at 10 Hz. When electrodes 12, 13, 19, 21, 27, 28 and 29 average at least 0.6 spikes per 100 ms, and twice the rate of the rest of the array, “left” is ON.
“right”
- Pulse electrode
- 50at 10 Hz
- Read electrodes
- 41 42 49 51 57 58 59
- ON at
- 0.6spikes per electrode per 100 ms
We pulse electrode 50 at 10 Hz. When electrodes 41, 42, 49, 51, 57, 58 and 59 average at least 0.6 spikes per 100 ms, and twice the rate of the rest of the array, “right” is ON.
These are the skill file’s starting electrodes, numbered column by column across the 8 × 8 array. Calibration moves each pathway onto electrodes your culture actually answers on and raises its ON threshold above resting noise.
02 Movement
What the Skydio X2 does.
Target pose “left”
- lateral
- 0.6 m
Target pose “right”
- lateral
- −0.6 m
Both poses use the same control, so blend only the side that wins.
03 The test
Moves only while cued.
Pulse ‘left’ 1–3 s, then ‘right’ 4.5–6.5 s: the drone flies to each side only in its own window.
It passes when
- 01Flies left in its window
- 02Not right in left window
- 03Flies right in its window
- 04Not left in right window
04 Proof
Proof it is the neurons.
Validation replays this test three times on the same spontaneous activity. The skill counts only if it passes with stimulation and fails under both controls; if it also passes without the neurons, it is marked invalid.
05 More skills
Skydio X2
Train “Fly left / right” on the Skydio X2.
Choose a biocomputer, launch, and watch it calibrate, train and validate.