Mar 8, 2021 11:11am Purdue University researchers already have a patent related to their probabilistic computer in development and say such a machine would not require extreme cold as quantum computers do. It would be able to solve a subset of the problems quantum machines are expected to address. (Purdue University)
Purdue University engineers are building a probabilistic computer that would not need new hardware or extreme cold to operate. The team believes it could solve some of the problems a quantum computer would solve, such as calculating the best solution from a very large number of solutions. In one logistics example, that could be the best route for goods to travel to market.