Anything that's interesting and a little off the beaten path. It's fun learning weird things about the world!
Made of gold, powered by heart cells of rats - meet the robo-ray
Made of gold, powered by heart cells of rats - meet the robo-ray
With a flash of light and a ripple of fin, the small aquatic robot set off across the water and into the annals of science as the latest advance in artificial creatures. A melding of tissue and technology, the robot in question resembles a miniature stingray.
theguardian.com




Haha.
This is super crazy and cool, but also, I don't think I quite get the purpose of it. Is it just more that it's a stepping stone to building more advanced things like an artificial biotech heart, or does it actually have some merit by itself that I'm not understanding?