Beneath the skin of a simple worm, there are 302 neurons that have - TopicsExpress



          

Beneath the skin of a simple worm, there are 302 neurons that have been mapped meticulously by researchers in what is known as a connectome. Now its nervous system has been transplanted into the body of a Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot. Scientists essentially reverse-engineered the worm’s neural networks using sensors and software. While the Lego Robot can’t wriggle like a worm and the video is not exactly thrilling to watch, it is interesting to see what can be achieved in a robot with no instructions programmed into it. LIKE HELL! THIS IS ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN. THE ROBOT IS, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, ALIVE. Scale this up from 302 neurons to 86 billion, as in a human, and you have the recipe for disaster.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:38:20 +0000

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