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Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body
Biohybrid machine ushers new era of robotics, scientists say
“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. “The potential for future robots could be to sense soil chemistry in row crops and decide when to add more fertiliser, for example, perhaps mitigating downstream effects of agriculture like harmful algal blooms.” Earlier this year, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a machine that was integrated with living muscle tissue in order to sense and adapt to its environment.
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