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Here, we formulate wireless control in biohybrid robotics as a coupled co-design problem integrating signal delivery, spatial selectivity, scalability, sensing and feedback, controller implementation, biological life support, and interface stability. We analyze three representative actuation and control strategies\u2014wireless electrical stimulation, wireless optoelectronic stimulation, and neuromuscular integration\u2014which operate in distinct regimes with characteristic trade-offs. Across these modalities, the tissue\u2013device interface emerges as a key constraint governing the interplay among electrical or optical signal delivery, circuit performance, sensing, and biomechanical response. We outline practical design principles spanning electromagnetic field distribution, circuit architecture, actuator mechanics, multi-actuator addressing, and closed-loop control. Rather than treating neural organoids as an inevitable end point, we compare conventional electronic controllers, neuronal culture\u2013silicon interfaces, and organoid\u2013microelectrode array systems as alternative trajectories toward closed-loop autonomy. 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