Indiegogo campaign: The BrainCard a Neural Network Chip for DIY projects
The Hell, didn't see that coming: The BrainCard is an affordable opensource neural network chip with 1024 artificial neurons. It's compatible with nearly all DIY/maker electronics platforms (Raspberry Pi, Arduino & Intel Edison) and helps you to add cognitive perception to electronics and sensors:
It is able to learn and recognize patterns within any dataset generated by any source, from the physical (sensors), to the virtual (data).
"Add a brain to: Robots, toys or an old GoPro. Give them the ability to recognize and recall almost anything… You can also add a brain to any digital camerasincluding dash cams. Vision not your thing? The same technology can recognize patterns in data like that packet of code you’re looking for in a sea of C++, a phrase in an eBook (regardless of the books length), even real time data: Build your own biosensors! Make any appliance you like “smart”, like a coffee pot that recognizes you and starts making your coffee the way you like best.
"Simply put; make it think….”
For comparison, what is possible: The Lego-Worm-Bot, based on the neural system of the C. elegans worm, has 302 artificial neurons and the DARPA Neurodrone 576 silicon neurons.
Be sure to watch the video, it's an excellent review of the state of the art. I hope they reach their goal.
[support them on indiegogo - 27 days to go] [via bruces]