The collaborative project “Brain Processing Unit – The Future Where Biology and Computer Integrate”, led by Daito Manabe of Rhizomatiks in partnership with the IKEUCHI Lab at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, and the SoftBank Research Institute of Advanced Technology, has received an Honorary Mention at the S+T+ARTS PRIZE.
This project focuses on the human brain’s remarkable adaptability and learning capabilities, aiming to utilize brain organoids—cultured biological tissues derived from iPS cells—as a next-generation computing platform.
Brain Processing Unit – The Future Where Biology and Computer Integrate
SoftBank, Daito Manabe, The University of Tokyo – Special Exhibition (JP)
https://starts-prize.aec.at/en/brain-processing-unit
Related links
Special Site “Brain Processing Unit – The Future Where Biology and Computer Integrate”
https://daito.ws/projects/brain-processing-unit
“Brain Processing Unit,” a collaborative project by SoftBank Research Institute of Advanced Technology, Daito Manabe, and the University of Tokyo, wins Honorary Mention at the S+T+ARTS Prize 2025
https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/technology/research/news/080
White Paper: Brain Processing Unit: Towards a Biocomputing Architecture Using Brain Organoids
https://www.softbank.jp/corp/set/data/technology/research/news/074/pdf/white_paper_brain_processing_unit.pdf