Robot Piloted by a Slime Mold 212
TeknoHog writes "Robotics researchers from the UK and Japan have linked up a slime mold to remotely control a six-legged robot. The mold, which is naturally light-sensitive, is able to hide the robot in dark corners, and the scientists expect to further this technology for use in smaller, autonomous units. There is also a preprint of the research paper available from the University of Southampton."
Klaus-Peter Zauner's most recent publication. (Score:4, Informative)
wikipedia says... (Score:5, Informative)
Slime Moulds [wikipedia.org] are basically single celled organisms, and while they can achieve some interesting feats, they don't have a nervous system that could in any way be called central.
Fascinating things though... never knew anything about them before just now :)
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