Researchers have developed a robotic rat that is able to imitate rat behavior well enough to to be accepted by the real thing. The AI-powered robo-rats were able to have appropriate social interactions with real rats in a laboratory setting. According to New Scientist:
"[The] robotic rats have similar appearances and movements to anim…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.