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“Biohybrid robots” that are part fungi and part computer convert fungal electrical signals into digital commands, a promising advance in building more sustainable robots.
A starfish-like robot contracts its five legs to inch across a wood floor, not powered by batteries or plugged into an outlet, but instead controlled by signals from mushrooms. The computer then converts those electrical impulses into digital commands, which are sent to the robots’ valves and motors, telling them to do things like move forward. The new research is an exciting advancement in biohybrid robotics, says Vickie Webster-Wood, engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, who was not involved in the study.
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