Communication channel between cells and machines paves way toward bio-hybrid robots

Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—While some advanced humanoid robots already look eerily lifelike, robots in the future may actually become partly alive. Currently, researchers are working on integrating living cells and other biological components with electronic components in an attempt to create bio-hybrid robots. These robots could act autonomously, imitate some animal behaviors, and have the ability to self-replicate some of their parts.

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