Wet Neural Nets
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology figured they could learn more from neuron clumps that acted more like real brains, so they’ve developed “neurally controlled animats” — a few thousand rat neurons grown atop a grid of electrodes and connected to a robot body or computer-simulated virtual environment.
A fascinating - but frustratingly brief - look at a something that blurs the boundary between animate life and machines. I, for one, welcome our animat overlords.