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Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/tech
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Combining this mobility with the fungi’s ability to sense chemical and biological signals could prove useful in a range of applications, according to the researchers.

“By growing mycelium into the electronics of a robot, we were able to allow the biohybrid machine to sense and respond to the environment,” said Rob Shepherd, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell.

Maybe someday my houseplant could get up for a drink of water in the middle of the night.

Assuming this tech isn't limited to mushrooms

[–] muhyb 4 points 2 months ago

Mushrooms are more close to animals than plants though.

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