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Remote Controlled Rats

Posted by timothy on from the disney-beat-them-to-it dept.

sclatter writes: "They aren't precisely robot rats, but these little rodents can be cued to perform different actions through electrodes implanted in their brains. Could be a boon for search and rescue in collapsed buildings!" As one skeptic in the article says, though, "Without the gee-whizery, without the remote-control and so on, that this kind of thing was possible has been obvious for decades."

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  1. all the way at the end... by option8 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    it was all the way at the end, but they did it. they put in a scary "brave new world" reference. ooh.

    like we're scared of "brave new world" any more... yeesh

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  2. Re:Okay I get it... by heinzkeinz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Are they equipped with mics and cameras?

    I mean, if I am trapped for days under a building after an earthquake and a rat scampers up to me and says "THIS IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. REMAIN CALM!", I might think that the end was nigh.