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Cortical Labs CL1
Commercial biological computer combining living neurons with silicon chips.
The CL1 is a benchtop biocomputer that integrates lab-grown neurons cultured on a silicon microelectrode array with a life-support system. It allows researchers to deploy code to living biological neural networks and record real-time feedback using Cortical's Biological Intelligence Operating System (biOS). It provides an animal-free, high-efficiency platform for neuroscience, drug discovery, and synthetic biological intelligence research.
What it's for
- Run computational experiments directly on living biological neural networks
- Screen drug compounds and evaluate disease effects on neural function without animal testing
- Study real-time biological learning and neural adaptability in simulated environments
- Connect actuators, sensors, and external software to living tissue via USB and cloud APIs
Features
- Integrated life support keeping neurons viable for up to 6 months
- Bi-directional stimulation and recording microelectrode interface
- Biological Intelligence Operating System (biOS) for running interactive simulated worlds
- Self-contained computing unit requiring no external life-support infrastructure
- Onboard touchscreen for monitoring live data, environmental metrics, and assays
- USB connectivity and API access for hardware integrations and remote experiments
Pricing
Paid. Available for commercial purchase; pricing available on request via sales inquiries.
Details
- Type
- Product
- Category
- AI
- Topic
- Biocomputing
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- other, Web, API
- For
- Neuroscientists, biomedical researchers, pharmacologists, and biocomputing developers.
- Alternative to
- Traditional in-vitro microelectrode array (MEA) recording systems, Animal testing models for neuropharmacology
- Tags
- biocomputing, synthetic biology, neuroscience, hardware, wetware, neural networks
Why it was saved
- @ai_livex: Provides a platform to run code on living neural tissue with higher energy efficiency and adaptability than traditional computing, targeting drug discovery, medical research, and robotics.
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