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Robot to Get Human Brain Cells

Submitted by LiveScience Staff

posted: 09 September 2009 11:42 am ET

British researchers plan to create a robot controlled by human brain cells, New Scientist reports. They've already put rat brain cells to the task. It's all cooked up in a broth of nutrients zapped by electricity. Imagine: A vacuum cleaner with a mind of its own. Oh, wait, we have that!

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