The robot’s soft legs are filled with sensors that measure brain activity Sukho Song A soft robot inserted through a tiny hole in the skull can deploy six sensor-filled legs on the surface of the brain. A version of this soft robot has been successfully tested in a miniature pig …
Read More »Elon Musk’s brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial
Neuralink says it has permission to conduct its first human trials SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Brain-computer interface company Neuralink announced on 25 May that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a clinical study in humans. Neuralink made the announcement on Twitter: “We are excited …
Read More »80,000 mouse brain cells used to build a living computer
The neuron-based computer Andrew Dou, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign A computer built using tens of thousands of living brain cells can recognise simple patterns of light and electricity. It could eventually be incorporated into a robot that also uses living muscle tissues. Artificially intelligent algorithms inspired by the brain called …
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