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Cortical Labs uses a living-cell computer to control a robot dog
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The Australian company Cortical Labs used CL1, a biological computer built from living cells, to train navigation toward a target in a simulated two-dimensional environment; its training data was then used to control the movement of a real robot dog. The related paper was released by the company itself and has not yet undergone peer review. The paper claims that the neural network improves over time when continuously fed the same data. Ferrante Neri of the Education University of Hong Kong considers this preliminary evidence of learning under limited experience. Cortical Labs also claims that the biological computer's operating energy consumption may be lower than that of digital approaches; the cells used in CL1 come from blood stem cells donated with donor consent.
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- Cortical Labs uses a live-cell biological computer to control a robot dog's movement
Cortical Labs' biological computer CL1, built from living cells, was trained in a simulated 2D environment and then used to control the movement of a real robot dog. A paper from the company that has not yet been peer-reviewed shows that the neural network improved over time when continuously fed the same data, and Ferrante Neri of the Education University of Hong Kong considers this preliminary evidence of learning from limited experience. Cortical Labs says the biological computer may consume less energy than digital approaches, and its cells come from blood stem cells donated with donor consent.
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