Robot to be controlled by human brain cells

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Robot to be controlled by human brain cells
09 September 2009 by Jessica Griggs

Researchers who have used rat brain cells to steer a robot now want to try the same thing with human cells.

Article Here: Robot to be controlled by human brain cells - tech - 09 September 2009 - New Scientist

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T.D.

 

[nudeyorker]

Wow another interesting article. If it could do research to further understand epilepsy then maybe it could help find a cure for Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's I'm all for it.

 

[MarkLondon]

Yuk.

I see the scientists have outsourced the ethical issues of obtaining the cells to the supplying company. How's that for a clean conscience?

 

[HellsKitchenmanNYC]

I saw a piece about this a few weeks ago on was it 60 Miinutes or one of the primetime magazines. Very intruiging!

 

[CUBE]

cool

 

[Elmer Gantry]

Wow another interesting article. If it could do research to further understand epilepsy then maybe it could help find a cure for Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's I'm all for it.

Stop consuming aspertame.

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[deleted136887]

scary horror movie ....imagine Donald Rhumsfeld braincell in control.

 

[BiItalianBro]

My litter brother is teaching English in South Korea...he said that the legislature there is already drafting a 'bill of rights' for robots.