Robo-rats show off a-maze-ing skills
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on May 2, 2002 at 3:34:22 PM
Will biochip implants become the way of the future? Hey, if I don't have to go to college, just insert a chip into my body and know the skills I need to work, I'm game! Of course these 'robo-rats' are a little different than biochips.
The remote-controlled ``robo-rats'' can be made to run, climb, jump or turn left and right through electrical probes, the width of a hair, implanted in their brains. Movement signals are transmitted from a computer to the rat's brain via a radio receiver strapped to its back.
One electrode stimulates the ``feel good'' center of the rat's brain, while two other electrodes activate the cerebral regions that process signals from its left and right whiskers. - CNET
Basically, it is like reigns of the horse, just remotely controlled.
The remote-controlled ``robo-rats'' can be made to run, climb, jump or turn left and right through electrical probes, the width of a hair, implanted in their brains. Movement signals are transmitted from a computer to the rat's brain via a radio receiver strapped to its back.
One electrode stimulates the ``feel good'' center of the rat's brain, while two other electrodes activate the cerebral regions that process signals from its left and right whiskers. - CNET
Basically, it is like reigns of the horse, just remotely controlled.