CHINA has created a robot with a bizarre lab-grown human brain.
Nicknamed the ‘organoid’, Frankenstein’s unusual invention is the latest attempt to create a hybrid machine that can independently perform a number of useful tasks.
The device was made using a special technology that combines tissue derived from human stem cells and a neutral interface chip.
After inserting the chip, it will Power supply developers from Tianjin University and Southern University of Science and Technology.
The brain organoid is part of an emerging field of technology that uses brain-computer interfaces.
Passionate developers have made it a priority to figure out the best way to combine the brain’s electrical signals with external computing power.
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One way they hope the new technology will work is by encoding and decoding simulation feedback through various tests.
They also use low-intensity ultrasound waves to maintain a stable brain foundation for growth.
Tianjin University called it “the world’s first open-source intelligent complex brain-on-a-chip information interaction system”.
University Vice President Ming Dong told China’s Science and Technology Daily: “This is a technology that uses an in-vitro cultured ‘brain’ connected to an electrode chip to create a brain-on-a-chip.”
Li Xiaohong, a professor at Tianjin University, described the results so far as promising, but noted that they still face challenges such as “insufficient nutrient supply”.
The system is similar to Elon Musk’s Neuralink project in that it uses a hybrid brain-computer interface.
Neuralink, which had its first patient this year, sees a chip implanted in the human brain under the skull.
Once attached, the chip links your brain waves to an app where doctors can access it.
They hope it will be able to help individuals with neurological diseases.
It comes as Japanese scientists have found a way to attach artificial skin tissue to humanoid robots.
A chilling video of the world’s first robotic face carved from human flesh shows the device donning a very sinister smile.
The researchers, led by Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the University of Tokyo, say the breakthrough could bring greater mobility to robots, some of which can already move without a human.
What is an organoid?
An ORGANOID is an artificially grown collection of cells or tissue that resembles an organ.
They are used to mimic the structure, function and cellular complexity of real-life human organs to be used in scientific research.
Specialists will use organoids to study areas such as the brain, retina, kidneys and lungs, as well as the development of all organs and diseases.
They are a key alternative to real organs because they begin to produce results in a much shorter period of time.
While greatly minimizing the risk to humans, organoids are also much better at targeting a specific area of ​​the body for treatment or problems.
Experts hailed the invention of organoids as one of the biggest scientific advances when it came out in 2013.
The first successful transplant of an organoid into a human was in 2022.
The patient had ulcerative colitis that was used to create the organoid.