Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body
Biohybrid machine ushers new era of robotics, scientists say
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Oh great, it’s The Last of Us but with cyborgs.
I came here to say that.
Cyber Myconids... Oh boy.
"Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should"
My brain immediately wanted to make a Harry Potter reference but I'll use this opportunity to instead say
fuck JK Rowling
Is this a spore drive? Star Trek made it look cooler 😐
No, this is a spore walk, obviously.
It'll be pretty funny if a mushroom learns to drive before Musk's cars
Also terrifying ..
They'd probably swerve into every roadkill to pick up nutrients.
Then it did a little dance, cause it's a fun guy.
Give it a gun
Great, just make sure this never gets near some elevator control logic like in the movies "The Lift" (1983) or "The Shaft" aka. "Down" (2001).
Aw sweet! Manmade horrors beyond my comprehension!
Must be magic