“Robot moved by a slime mould’s fears”
“A bright yellow slime mould that can grow to several metres in diameter has been put in charge of a scrabbling, six-legged robot.”
Hmm. Slime moulds. Emotions. Six-legged robots.
This can only end in tragedy.
Yeah, I think maybe ‘control’ is too strong a word here.
They record the movements of a slime mold and reproduce them with a robot, using a computer monitoring the mold.
They shine lights on the mold, based on lights shining on a robot, again this is controlled by a computer.
Ok, there is a level of feedback coming from the mold, but ‘control’? An elaborate simulation, at best. This is anything but giant six-legged robotic slime molds.
Hmm… new sigline?
There is an article in today’s NYTimes about a book titled How to Survive a Robot Uprising . Just thought you should know, for when the giant six-legged robotic slime molds get here.
Bah. You want to know how to survive the robot uprising? Carry a sturdy walking stick and a six pack of Fresca. If whacking the robot doesn’t work, use the stick to tip it over. In the extremely unlikely event that tipping doesn’t work, find a suitable hole, seam or vent and pour Fresca in. Highly acidic liquid loaded with fructose will put an end to the robot army.
God help us if they join the Lizard army and the rat-brain piloted F-22 fighters.
I, for one, welcome our new slime-controlled robotic overlords.
Lizard army? I missed that one.