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Biological robotics

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:28 pm
by Arlos
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...

-Arlos

Re: Biological robotics

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:40 am
by dammuzis
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

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:27 am
by Harrison
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Summer Glau

Re: Biological robotics

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:38 pm
by Drem
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/

Re: Biological robotics

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:07 pm
by brinstar
i can't stop staring at her fivehead :copper: