OpenWorm aims to build the first comprehensive computational model of the Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a microscopic roundworm. With only a thousand cells, it solves basic problems such as feeding, mate-finding and predator avoidance.
“This open source project recently had its first major breakthrough when its software — modeled on the neurons of the worm’s nervous system — independently controlled a Lego robot”. CNN 1/21/15
Building the first digital life form. Open source.
Every neuron the worm has, and how they connect. Everything in its right place. Now we are bringing it to life
OpenWorm aims to build the first comprehensive computational model of the Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a microscopic roundworm. With only a thousand cells, it solves basic problems such as feeding, mate-finding and predator avoidance. Despite being extremely well studied in biology, this organism still eludes a deep, principled understanding of its biology. Below is an overview video from Kickstarter campaign started on April 19, 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00FkkGFfrgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: OpenWorm Kickstarter promo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00FkkGFfrg)Prototype ...
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