The researchers do not commandeer the rats' brains and directly command the animals, zombie-like, where to go. Rather, they take advantage of well-worn techniques of training animals by providing rewards. The difference is that in the rats, both the stimuli and the reward are piped directly into the brain, and both can be sent by radio signals from some distance away. This would be a boon to animal lovers who would like a closer relationship to their animals. I want one!
Last night, my son had a dream about a husky with a camcorder-equipped backpack. Surprisingly, it turned out to be very friendly.
Imagine packs of these husky-bots sent out to hunt down and kill opponents.
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