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Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Combining this mobility with the fungi’s ability to sense chemical and biological signals could prove useful in a range of applications, according to the researchers.

“By growing mycelium into the electronics of a robot, we were able to allow the biohybrid machine to sense and respond to the environment,” said Rob Shepherd, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell.

Maybe someday my houseplant could get up for a drink of water in the middle of the night.

Assuming this tech isn't limited to mushrooms

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mushrooms walking in one's house at night can bring new meaning to the phrase "tripping on shrooms.""

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Like the damn cat, always underfoot!

[–] cave@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The reminds me of Levi from the show Scavengers Reign

[–] sloppysol@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

You remind me of Levi from Scavengers Reign.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Mushrooms are more close to animals than plants though.