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Rat-Brained Robots Take Their First Steps

Posted by timothy on from the aside-from-snow-crash-and-politics dept.

missb writes "Brain tissue cultured from rats has controlled a wheeled robot around a lab, according to New Scientist this week. Researchers in the UK have harnessed signals from thousands of disembodied rat neurons, and manipulated them to get a robot to respond to instructions. The team at the University of Reading in the UK hope their research will help provide treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's and epilepsy."

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  1. Names please. by snspdaarf · · Score: 5, Funny

    What was the lead researcher's name? Davros?

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  2. this is old news by iXiXi · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have had these running around here for years. We just called them MBA's.

  3. Re:Rat-Brained overlords by xaositects · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't forget:

    Phn'glui M'gl wna'f, Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgha Nagl Ftaghn