Worm’s brain mapped and replicated digitally to control obstacle-avoiding robot.

  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Extremely old news, but still very cool.

    We used to have one of these roaming around my college compaci lab, hooked up to a big red bluetooth button that would recompile the neurological structure when pressed. When we were feeling particularly nasty (or they were waxing particularly poetic), we used to challenge the humanities majors to push the button and ‘kill’ the worm.

    I’m not particularly proud of the fact I made quite a few people break down completely with the implications of asking them to do that - or more sadistically, by repeatedly pressing the button and asking them why it mattered. I got punched in the face by a vegan for that one, which was fair enough tbh. Anyways, the reality of the project really isnt something most people are prepared to address.

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      15 days ago

      Hmm seems odd to me. I personally would not have even thought anyone would have second guessed pressing the button.