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Robot with Rat Brain!

Robot with Rat Brain!

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I have once played golf with one of the executives at AMD and he was telling me that future of computer chips are in organic chips sorta similar to human brain.

Well, here’s one of the first signs of that, a robot controlled by rat brain!

The robot’s biological brain is made up of cultured neurons which are placed onto a multi electrode array (MEA). The MEA is a dish with approximately 60 electrodes which pick up the electrical signals generated by the cells. This is then used to drive the movement of the robot. Every time the robot nears an object, signals are directed to stimulate the brain by means of the electrodes. In response, the brain’s output is used to drive the wheels of the robot, left and right, so that it moves around in an attempt to avoid hitting objects. The robot has no additional control from a human or a computer, its sole means of control is from its own brain.

via ohgizmo

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Bat Conservatory House-helps reduce mosquitos naturally and increase of up to 40 bats!

Posted in Animals, Consumer, Cool, Design, Gadgets, Household, Rodents by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 11:45 pm

Bat Conservatory House-helps reduce mosquitos naturally and increase of up to 40 bats!

The Bat Conservatory House claims to house bats so they will eat up all your mosquitos.  Which is a great idea but what about bats?  Aren’t bats scarier than mosquitos?

It’d be hard to understand why you’d want to be bitten by bats than mosquito given how much bigger they are.

Because one bat can devour 600 mosquitoes or other insects in just one hour, installing a Bat Conservatory nearby can protect you and your family from insect bites and greatly reduce the need for environmentally hazardous mosquito repellents. Made of Western Red Cedar sawmill trim, this handsome slatted shelter provides respite for approximately 40 bats. Mounting hardware not included. USA.

via ohgizmo

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Supersonic Mole and Gopher Control Repeller

Posted in Animals, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, Rodents by max on the June 13th, 2008 at 9:35 am

Supersonic Mole and Gopher Control Repeller

We used to have lots of gophers on our lawn at my parents house.  I’d buy 10 of these and put them everywhere.  They work but you need a lot of them.  Basically, the Supersonic Mole and Gopher Control Repeller emits sounds that repel moles and gophers from digging your lawn, a lot better than putting than water hose down one of the gopher holes.

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