X-Message-Number: 13864 Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:16:34 +0100 From: Corbally <> Subject: Cyborgsn'stuff.... Here's a strange one.... >Half fish, half robot > > THE advent of "cyborgs" has been brought a step closer by the creation of a strange hybrid creature with a > mechanical body controlled by the brain of a fish. As ghoulish as this chimera sounds, it may one day allow > people to be fitted with prosthetic devices that are controlled directly by their brain. > > Light sensors housed in the mechanical body feed the brain sensory information. The brain tissue processes this > information to generate command signals which tell the robot's motors which way to turn in response to its > environment. Steve Grand, a expert in artificial life with Cyberlife Research in Somerset, describes the work as > "laudably perverse" and likely to bring the world of cyborgs one step closer. > On a sidenote, on my recent vacation in the U.S. I came across a funeral home in a small town. Nothing unusual, until you look at the name of the place "Dunkum funeral home"! Wonder if he's buyin LN2 and dwars?:) I guess this is the only mailing list I can mail that to and have ppl chuckle...;-> So long, James.... J & J Corbally ~ Eire >^..^< ********************************************* Foxleap Creations Web Design Services http://foxleap.com ********************************************* Drake's Nest Trading Company http://drakesnest.com "Great Prices on Beanies, Pokemon & More!" ******************************************** The Irish Folk Song Lyrics Archive http://listen.to/irishlyrics/ Irish Folk Song Lyrics Archive Message Board http://talk.to/irishlyrics/ ********************************************* What's For Sale at eBay auctions? http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/foxleap/ ********************************************* Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13864