# Growing 3D Artefacts and Functional Machines with Neural Cellular Automata

*Source* · `src-sudhakaran-2021-3d-nca-minecraft` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Shyam Sudhakaran, Djordje Grbic, Siyan Li, Adam Katona, Elias Najarro, Claire Glanois, Sebastian Risi |
| venue | ALIFE 2021 |
| date | 2021-03-15 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08737 |
| arxiv | 2103.08737 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |
| notes | 3D-convolution NCA grows Minecraft castles, apartment blocks and trees (some over 3,000 blocks) and regrows parts of simple functional machines. |

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Neural cellular automata](../technique/neural-cellular-automata.md)

## Citation

Shyam Sudhakaran, Djordje Grbic, Siyan Li, Adam Katona, Elias Najarro, Claire Glanois, Sebastian Risi (2021-03-15). *Growing 3D Artefacts and Functional Machines with Neural Cellular Automata*. ALIFE 2021 https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08737

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