Mycelia Drives Robot Motion

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Watch This Mushroom Drive a Robot Across the Ground—We’re Not Joking

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A mushroom’s fungal filaments, known as mycelia, are known to carry electrical impulses in a way not too dissimilar to how human neurons control our muscle tissues.

Scientists at Cornell University wanted to see if a mushroom could drive a robotic starfish's locomotion.

The researchers were looking to create biohybrid robotic systems without using plant or animal cells.

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