Ants Used For Mind-Controlled Robotic Limbs

mr sanjeev writes "Australian researchers are reducing the divide between science fiction and science reality by bringing the development of mind-controlled robotic limbs a few steps closer. Even the most fertile science fiction imagination might not see a link between the behavior of ant colonies and the development of lifelike robotic limbs, but that is the straightforward mathematical reality of research underway at the University of Technology, Sydney. The technology mimics the myoelectric signals used by the central nervous system (CNS) to control muscle activity. Artificial intelligence researchers have long used the complex interactions between ants to construct a pattern recognition formula to identify bioelectric signals. PhD student Rami Khushaba said 'swarm-intelligence' allows scientists to understand the body's electrical signals and use the knowledge to create a robotic prosthetic device that can be operated by human thought."

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Why do Chinese people use Pyrex?

[Anonymous Coward]

This is completely off-topic, but I can't think of a better forum to ask it.

At every tech workplace I've been to, the Chinese people all bring their lunches in Pyrex glass containers. No tupperware or other plastics in sight. The Pyrex containers do have a plastic lid... BUT, when they microwave their food, they take the plastic lid off and put a paper towel over the dish. Is this something that all Chinese people are taught to do? It seems like such a weird thing to have in common as a people.

Re:Why do Chinese people use Pyrex?

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know the answer to your question, but while we're stereotyping the Chinese, I have another observation. Chinese people, by and large, drive beige Toyotas. Our parking lot at work is riddled with them.

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