SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 3, 2025Interesting Engineering

World’s largest-scale brain-like computer with 2 billion neurons mimics monkey’s mind

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Chinese engineers unveiled Darwin Monkey, a brain-like computer mimicking a macaque monkey's brain with over 2 billion spiking neurons and 100 billion synapses. Developed by Zhejiang University, the system runs on 960 Darwin 3 neuromorphic chips, consumes 2,000 watts of power, and can perform tasks like logical reasoning and content generation while simulating various animal brains.

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