Wet Neural Nets
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006Scientists 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.
