Sandberg calculates whether adult toys' MCUs can fit 30M synapses (ESP32-S3 might)
anderssandberg · x · 2026-09-12
Philosopher Anders Sandberg engaged in a deadpan technical discussion about the open-source @buttplugio hardware ecosystem:
- Typical devices run ARM Cortex-M4 SoCs with 256-512 KB SRAM and 1 MB Flash — too small for 30M synapses
- But teledildonics may use larger MCUs like ESP32-S3 or STM32F7/H7 (8 MB PSRAM, 16 MB Flash), which "almost might work"
- He also joked about the internet failing to reply with "that sounds like a tight fit" within an hour
An absurd yet hardcore edge-hardware compute debate.
Related event: Physicist Seriously Analyzes Running a Fly Connectome on Adult Toys(3 posts)→
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