AÑO
2017
CATEGORÍA
Aprendizaje y Juego
OBJETIVOS
Equilibrar la inteligencia humana y artificial
PAL. CLAVE
Robot, hybrid, Cells
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Sung-Jin Park, Kyung Soo Park and Kit Parker, Harvard University
LINK
http://atlasofthefuture.org/project/robotic-stingray/
Robotic Stingray
A bio-inspired hybrid powered by genetically-engineered rat cells
Part-animal, part-machine powered by genetically-engineered rat cells and may lead to a better understanding of the artificial heart.
As live muscle robots work only in nutrient-filled solutions warmed to a rat’s body temperature, the challenge ahead is keeping them going in a natural environment. However, roboticists and engineers are excited because the stingray both shows how biological cells can be used and how heart muscle can flush and flow liquid around it. Marine biologists are more excited by the fact it can help them understand the muscles in rays.