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<\/div>A team of Chinese researchers has stuck a tiny organoid made from human stem cells into the body of a tiny robot, resulting in a Frankensteinian creation that can learn how to complete certain tasks.<\/p>
As the South China Morning Post<\/em> reports<\/a>, the researchers from Tianjin University and the Southern University of Science and Technology hooked the brain tissue to a neural interface, allowing it to pass on instructions to the humanoid robot body.<\/p> The goal is to study brain-computer interfaces that can act as a mediator between electrical signals in the brain and computing power.<\/p> According to a statement by the researchers, the brainy robot is the \"world’s first open-source brain-on-chip intelligent complex information interaction system.\"<\/p> The eyebrow-raising picture provided by the researchers, however, is a little misleading. As New Atlas<\/em> points out<\/a>, the pink blobs of what appear to be brain matter are simply mockups or \"demonstration diagrams of future application scenarios\" and are likely much smaller in real life.<\/p> The researchers' organoids were formed from human pluripotent stem cells, which have the capacity to divide and develop into different<\/a> kinds of cells, such as brain tissues.<\/p> Beyond teaching a small humanoid robot to avoid obstacles or grip objects, scientists hope that organoids could eventually be used to repair the human brain through transplantation. For instance, scientists have previously suggested<\/a> such transplants could help patients who have suffered a stroke.<\/p> \"The transplant of human brain organoids into living brains is a novel method for advancing organoid development and function,\" the latest paper reads, as quoted by the SCMP<\/em>. \"Organoid grafts have a host-derived functional vasculature system and exhibit advanced maturation.\"<\/p> However, the research is still in its infancy and many questions remain. It's unclear, for instance, if damaged brain tissues could ever be repaired or reconstructed using organoids.<\/p> But researchers are nonetheless intrigued. Last year, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania inserted human neurons into the brains of rats<\/a> with damaged visual cortices, leading some of the affected areas to spring back to life and respond to external stimuli such as light.<\/p> In their latest paper, the Chinese researchers treated the organoids with low-intensity ultrasound to find new ways to integrate them into the human brain. They found that the ultrasound supported the formation of networks within the host, a potentially non-invasive method to help patients suffering from brain damage.<\/p> For now, the ultrasound could help bridge the gap between organoids and a computing interface — a small step towards a future where lab-grown brain tissue could help restore functions in the human brain.<\/p> And with all apologies to the researchers, best of luck avoiding comparisons to \"RoboCop 2\":<\/p> More on organoids:<\/strong> Scientists Grow Teeny Tiny Testicles in Laboratory<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Scientists Create Robot Controlled by Blob of Human Brain Cells<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more here: A team of Chinese researchers has stuck a tiny organoid made from human stem cells into the body of a tiny robot, resulting in a Frankensteinian creation that can learn how to complete certain tasks. As the South China Morning Post reports , the researchers from Tianjin University and the Southern University of Science and Technology hooked the brain tissue to a neural interface, allowing it to pass on instructions to the humanoid robot body Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets.futurism.com\/2024\/07\/download-1-1200x480.webp\")
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