A team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK is working on the development of a biomimetic forebrain that can be installed in 3D printed robot hands to increase their manipulation skills and applications. The project has received £1 million in funding from the Leverhulme Trust under the Research Leadership Award scheme. Led by Dr. Nathan Lepora from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), the research project is seeking to develop a biomimetic forebrain (the anterior part of the brain) that could help 3D printed tactile robots perform a wider range of manipulation tasks at a higher level of quality. The robotic brain will be based on computer models of a mammal neural system, capable of communicating touch in both humans and animals. The ultimate goal of the five-year research program will be to provide a 3D printed robot hand with humanistic tactile dexterity through the implementation of the complex biomimetic forebrain.