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In a study that blends biology and computing, a researcher from the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University has come up with a concept that examines how human muscles could be used as part of a calculation system, data processing and solution of problems.
If the idea sounds like something out of The matrixIt’s not far away. The study suggests a future where the human body becomes part of the computer environment and blurs the line between man and machine.
In a paper that is published on IEEE XploreYo Kobayashi shares its research based on reservoir calculation, a calculation framework that uses a fixed, non-linear system (“reservoir”) to process time-based data, with only the output layer requiring training. It depends on the natural properties of physical systems to perform complex tasks, and Kobayashi’s research suggests that human soft tissue could be used to process information.
Another kind of machine
Instead of building a digital model, Yo Kobayashi looked at how real muscles react under stem using ultrasound to track wrist movements in volunteers.
These recordings showed how muscle tissue deforms and return to its original form and offer a pattern that could be read as data.
“An ideal reservoir has both complexity and memory,” Kobayashi explains in an article about Tech Xplore. “Since the mechanical reactions of the soft tissue by nature demonstrate stress -load non -linearity and visceticity, muscle tissue easily meets these criteria.”
The system was tested on tasks typically used for benchmark machine learning models. It was able to predict results in non -linear dynamic systems that show stronger performance than models that do not consider internal tissue behavior.
“A potential scope for this technology is portable devices,” says Kobayashi. “In the future, it may be possible to use our own tissue as a practical calculation resource. Since soft tissue is present throughout the body, a portable unit can delegate calculations to the tissue and improve performance.”
The research is still in its early stages. “There are relatively few studies that use living organisms as reservoirs, and so far, no one using in vivo human tissue,” says Kobayashi.
It is a fascinating concept and one that opens the door to a future where computing not only runs on silicon but on people’s power.
