World-first robot with living brain tissue

1points Posted 331 days, 16 hours ago by Leroy

A group led by Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics and author of "I, Cyborg", has developed the first robot controlled by living neurons cultured from rats. I, for one, welcome our new ratty overlords. Scribe gets a huge F for using Franken-noun.

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Source: http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/a-frankenrobot-with-a-b…

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Incidentally, read Warwick’s book. He made himself into a cyborg. The man’s a pioneering legend.

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That is amazing and scary at the same time.

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