Abstract

Since Reservoir Computing proposed, it has progressed in two directions, software and hardware implementation, both sharing the same goal of better performance. While applying on the former, the chosen task is increasingly complex and practical, even blending noise to close to physical situation. Meanwhile, the latter, evaluated by benchmark tasks, is proposed as a compensation of software implementation, which will be utilized for complex and practical tasks in the future when it matures. Here will give a brief introduction of conception, methodology, benchmark tasks, developments and some applications of RC.