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Monkeys Adapt Robot Arm as Their Own

Posted by timothy on from the hey-monkeys-watch-horror-movies-too dept.

FiReaNGeL writes "Neurobiologists from the Duke University Medical Center are training monkeys to use their brain signals to control a robotic arm; but they are not just learning to manipulate an external device. Rather, "their brain structures are adapting to treat the arm as if it were their own appendage", via a brain-implanted chip. "The finding has profound implications both for understanding the extraordinary adaptability of the primate brain and for the potential clinical success of brain-operated devices to give the handicapped the ability to control their environment", said the researchers. Read the story here with full details."

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  1. Someone's gotta say it... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny


    I for one welcome our new bionic simian overlords.

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    1. Re:Someone's gotta say it... by kniLnamiJ-neB · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...and in Soviet Russia, Robotic Arms control YOU!!!

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    2. Re:Someone's gotta say it... by TFGeditor · · Score: 2, Funny

      Imagine a Beowulf cluster of cyberntic arms networked with a porn site featuring mattress monkeys...

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  2. Great, just what we need... by crlove · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn, dirty apes....

  3. Re:I wonder.... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny



    They tried working with two male monkeys, but they just kept using the robotic arms for arm wrestling, fighting over the remote, and scratching their furry little asses.

    ^_^

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  4. Re:I wonder.... by Sewer+Panda · · Score: 5, Funny

    And flinging poo. Dear god, just imagine what damage three poo-flinging arms could inflict...

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  5. Re:I wonder.... by DJProtoss · · Score: 2, Funny

    Especially since one of them is not only detached from the monkey, but has Hyper-Super-Robot Strength (tm)!

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