Xenobots scurry about and can work together in swarms. Source: Doug Blackiston Last year we wrote about how researchers at the University of Vermont and Tufts University were able to create what they call xenobots – the world’s first living, self healing robots created from frog stem cells. Now, the same team has created an … Continue reading Meet xenobots 2.0 – the next generation of living robots
Dr. Michael Levin
Researchers create “xenobot” – world’s first living, self-healing robots created from frog stem cells
Artificial Intelligence methods automatically design diverse candidate lifeforms in simulation (top row) to perform some desired function, and transferable designs are then created using a cell-based construction toolkit to realize living systems (bottom row) with the predicted behaviors. Image credit: https://cdorgs.github.io/ The thought of microscopic robots brings the image of Hollywood blockbusters such as "Terminator" … Continue reading Researchers create “xenobot” – world’s first living, self-healing robots created from frog stem cells
The Stem Cellar 