Decius wrote: ] ] "In his experiment, Potter places a droplet of solution ] ] containing thousands of rat neuron cells onto a silicon ] ] chip that's embedded with 60 electrodes connected to an ] ] amplifier. The electrical signals that the cells fire at ] ] one another are picked up by the electrodes which then ] ] send the amplified signal into a computer. The computer, ] ] in turn, wirelessly relays the data to the robot. ] ] Yes, you read that correctly. This is _awesome_! RE: Technology Review - Rat-Brained Robot |