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April 20, 2005
The Remote Control Rat
According to We Make Money Not Art, researchers have wired a rat for remote control. They trigger centers of the brain with electrical impulses, then train the rat to move accordingly. Press the left curosr key, the rat moves left, etc. They've also mounted a camera on the back of the rat so they can see where it is going.
The intention is to train the rats to sniff out explosives, so a potential explosive device could be tracked down by a pack of explosive-sniffing rats. Just as long as the terrorosts don't use a dummy cheese-scented bomb, we should be fine....
Posted by baggers at April 20, 2005 11:29 AM