Fungus-controlled robots tap into the unique power of nature

ScienceDaily
Sep 4, 2024, 7:23 pm691 ptsHot
In creating a pair of new robots, researchers cultivated an unlikely component, one found on the forest floor: fungal mycelia. By harnessing mycelia's innate electrical signals, the researchers discovered a new way of controlling 'biohybrid' robots that can potentially react to their environment better than…

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