The Uncanny Intelligence of Slime Mold
Who says you need an actual brain to be smart? Researchers add advanced problem-solving to the slime mold’s bag of clever tricks.
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Who says you need an actual brain to be smart? Researchers add advanced problem-solving to the slime mold’s bag of clever tricks.
The multicellular bots move around and help heal 'wounds' created in cultured neurons
The multicellular bots move around and help heal “wounds” created in cultured neurons. Researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal cells that can move across a surface and have been found
<p>Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial "wounds" in the lab. Using patients' own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no nead for immune suppression.</p>
Radhika Nagpal, an expert in bio-inspired robotic systems and collective behavior, has joined the Princeton faculty as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and computer science.