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Biological robotics

Postby Arlos » Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:28 pm

This is both cool as hell and creepy as hell.

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/ ... cl=9281872

Mini robot completely controlled by part of the brain of a rat that's running it over a wireless link.

If they get that link working with full brains, and higher animals? The potential applications are infinite. Still pretty creepy though...

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Re: Biological robotics

Postby dammuzis » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:40 am

i for one welcome our new rat brained robotic overlords

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ok now that the standard /. reply is done i also find this rather scary. all we need now is cyberdyne corporation making a controller chip.

on the other hand we can have this comming back in time to save us all

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Re: Biological robotics

Postby Harrison » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:27 am

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Summer Glau
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Re: Biological robotics

Postby Drem » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:38 pm

lol Cyberdyne reference

SkyNet will become self-aware on.........


but what's really scary, even scarier than the rat, is that Cyberdyne actually exists and makes robot suits for people

http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/
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Re: Biological robotics

Postby brinstar » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:07 pm

i can't stop staring at her fivehead :copper:
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