Dead Human Brain Tissue Playing Piano Via Robot Is Not New, Researchers Say
provisionalidea · x · 2026-09-20
A viral post claimed researchers wired dead human brain tissue to a robotic hand that learned piano imitation through unsupervised sensory-motor learning. Skeptics note hybrots (cultured neurons controlling robots) have existed for over two decades; the novel part is getting IRB approval to use human brain tissue.
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