Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Controls Robot Hand, Sparking Debate
A viral experiment claims living human brain tissue in a dish learned to mimic piano playing via a connected robot hand using only unsupervised sensorimotor learning. Critics note such neuron-controlled 'hybrots' have existed for decades, and the researcher admits it is not a first.
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