#NeuroNews A research team from North Carolina State University has published a novel method integrating electronic implants into moths. With it comes the exciting possibility of being able turn insects into centimeter-scale flying biobots. From their article: “[This] procedure also allows for insect-machine-interfaces (IMI) that may provide access for neural engineers to the electrically excitable cells of the insect to control its sensory and behavioral physiology. This has a potential to “biobotically” tame and control insect locomotion.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:25:27 +0000
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