Rigetti, PSC Build $5 Million TangleLab Quantum-Classical Testbed
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Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · Aug 13
Rigetti, PSC Build $5 Million TangleLab Quantum-Classical Testbed
1 articles · Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · Aug 13
Summary
$5 million in National Science Foundation funding will back TangleLab at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, where Rigetti’s Novera quantum processing unit will be linked with classical supercomputing systems.
The testbed is designed to benchmark hybrid quantum-classical applications and show where quantum processors can speed parts of larger workflows, from data preparation and compilation to orchestration and final analysis.
HPE is supplying the surrounding infrastructure — ProLiant servers, Cray storage and networking — while the University of Pittsburgh joins PSC and Rigetti in the partnership.
For Rigetti and PSC, the project shifts focus from standalone quantum machines toward practical integration with existing high-performance computing, aiming to create an open platform for future research and education use.
As HPE and Rigetti commercialize this hybrid model, will seamless quantum acceleration soon become a standard feature in everyday enterprise computing?
With TangleLab's construction starting in weeks, can a 9-qubit system truly revolutionize classical supercomputing, or is it already obsolete?
Will dynamically routing tasks between quantum and classical processors finally unlock practical quantum utility, or merely create massive communication bottlenecks?