Rattle 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 good. Bio/computer integration is progressing at an
] acceptable rate. If things go according to my great plan,
] when my body is too frail to continue living, I will be able
] to implant my brain into a giant robot body with photon
] blasters and shit. Kind of like RoboCop, only not lame. I'm
] not thining human profile here. Being able to fly would be
] good, but not with some dorky jetpack like at the end of
] RoboCop 3, that was st00pid. Maybe like a transformer or
] something. Yeah.. And don't worry, none of that shit that
] happened at the beginning of RoboCop 2 would be an issue.. I
] will be _happy_ as a giant robot. I will roam the streets of
] America fighting corrupt corporations. And help old ladies
] cross the street and shit. Really.. I can code, so I will be
] able to preform improvments on myself. I can see this working
] out..

Kinda like Bender on Futurama?

RE: Technology Review - Rat-Brained Robot