For those who want to build a "real" mousey bot. Robotic scientists in China have succeeded in 'controlling' live mice. Experts at the robot research centre in Shandong Technology University controlled white mice by stimulating micro-electrodes on their heads. The mice obeyed computer-generated commands to, in succession, "turn left", "turn right" and "move forward". Link.
Robot scientists control live mouse
For those who want to build a "real" mousey bot. Robotic scientists in China have succeeded in 'controlling' live mice. Experts at the robot research centre in Shandong Technology University controlled white mice by stimulating micro-electrodes on their heads. The mice obeyed computer-generated commands to, in succession, "turn left", "turn right" and "move forward". Link.
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Now that's scary! I guess the question is not if we could do it, but if we should do it......
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