Cortical Labs News

Latest Cortical Labs news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 1 article tracked by The Robotics Media.

About Cortical Labs

Cortical Labs is a Melbourne-based biological computing company that fuses lab-grown human neurons with silicon microelectrode arrays to build living computers. Founded in 2019 by Hon Weng Chong and Andy Kitchen, the startup made headlines in 2022 when its DishBrain neural culture learned to play Pong. In 2024 it released CL1, the first commercially available biological computer, and Cortical Cloud, a fleet of neuron-powered nodes accessible through a Python SDK.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Country: Australia
• Founded: 2019
• Sectors: Digital Health, AI Infrastructure
• Website: https://corticallabs.com

Products by Cortical Labs

• CL1 (Software, 2024) — CL1 is Cortical Labs' first commercial biological computer, integrating hundreds of thousands of lab-grown human neurons on a multi-electrode array with integra...
• Cortical Cloud (Software, 2026) — Cortical Cloud is a hosted fleet of CL1 units accessible via a Python SDK, letting researchers submit stimulation protocols and record neuronal responses withou...

Latest Cortical Labs news

• Cortical Labs Opens Cortical Cloud, Puts Lab-Grown Neurons Behind A Python SDK — Cortical Cloud gives any developer Python-SDK access to CL1 biological computers powered by living human neurons.