Life & fun · September 14, 2026
Fly.exe – An EON systems like virtual fruit fly uploaded to computer
Runs the complete released Drosophila male CNS connectome (165,122 neurons, 25.5M edges) inside a physical fly body, in closed loop, on one GPU. - Ibtisam-Mohammad/Fly.exe
Fly.exe – An EON systems like virtual fruit fly uploaded to computer launched on September 14, 2026 with 23 votes, #779 of 8,097 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
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Fly.exe runs the complete fruit fly brain connectome—165,122 neurons and 25.5 million connections—simulated on a single GPU and integrated with a physical fly body in real-time closed-loop control. The software is designed for neuroscience researchers and enthusiasts interested in exploring connectomics and brain simulation. What distinguishes it is the combination of anatomically complete neural mapping with embodied, sensorimotor integration in a working system.
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