... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041022104658.htm That makes the latest release "first robot controlled by living brain tissue" a bit gimmicky.  Obviously if you can control an electronic ...I got that one right. I had wondered about the reward or punishment thing: whole organisms will work for food.  What takes the place of "food" for a blob of neurons...

...  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041022104658.htm That makes the latest release "first robot controlled by living brain tissue" a bit gimmicky.  Obviously if you can control an electronic ...Hope I got that one right. I had wondered about the reward or punishment thing: whole organisms will work for food.  What takes the place of "food" for a blob of neurons.  ...

... I had wondered about the reward or punishment thing: whole organisms will work for food.  What takes the place of "food" ... This is not "The Terminator". They have far more sophisticated robots built from straight electronics. There is no reason whatsoever to suppose...that this technology will get anywhere near what we have already achieved in robotics using conventional electronics.

Edward Green wrote: I had wondered about the reward or punishment thing: whole organisms will work for food. What takes the place of "food" for a blob of neurons. Narcotics? At the level addressed in the article, the cells' reward is carrying out their genetic instruction, purpose. It is no more profound than an entwining vine, the growth of a blade of grass. In a highly ...

... seems they add chemicals as 'reward' or 'punishment' to correct action (feedback in the neural net). Hope I got that one right. I had wondered about the reward or punishment thing: whole organisms will work for food. What takes the place of "food" for a blob of neurons. Narcotics? Maybe like with a horse, give it a cube of sugar if it does things right. Maybe neurons like ...

...:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041022104658.htm That makes the latest release "first robot controlled by living brain tissue" a bit gimmicky. Obviously if you can control an electronic simulator ...> Hope I got that one right. I had wondered about the reward or punishment thing: whole organisms will work for food. What takes the place of "food" for a blob of neurons. ...

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... Meet Gordon, probably the world's first robot controlled exclusively by living brain tissue. ... with the overwhelmingly complex behaviour of whole organisms. "The project gives us a unique opportunity to look at something ... a day for many years, imposing incredible pain to my organism. I wonder if this activity would be persued if done in ...

...Gordon, probably the world's first robot controlled exclusively by living brain tissue...of Reading and one of the robot's principle architects. Observing how the...via a Bluetooth radio link. The robot has no additional control from a...the overwhelmingly complex behaviour of whole organisms. "The project gives us a unique...

...> Meet Gordon, probably the world's first robot controlled exclusively by living brain tissue. Stitched...neurons with the overwhelmingly complex behaviour of whole organisms. "The project gives us a unique opportunity to look at something... a day for many years, imposing incredible pain to my organism. I wonder if this activity would be persued if done in...