Jun 19 2009Great: Another Rat-Brain Controlled Robot
Well, we've already featured one rat-brain controlled robot, so why not another? This particular model is controlled via Bluetooth by the neurons from a rat's brain THAT'S KEPT IN A JAR. The video goes on to explain that different rat brains have unique personalities and all control the robot differently. That's right -- CYBORG RODENTS WITH PERSONALITIES! Welcome to hell, world. Oooh, nice basket -- is it Longaberger?
First Real Cyborg: A Robot Controlled By A Living Brain [videosift]
Thanks to Jen, Matthew, Anton and Ace the Inhaler, who can control rat brains with their brains. Guys -- let's rob a bank!
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Reader Comments
1. Taylored - June 19, 2009 11:15 AM
HA
2. naas - June 19, 2009 11:15 AM
Controlled by a rat brain? Yikes, as if that's worked in the past.... why?
3. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 19, 2009 11:16 AM
I for one will shoot our ratbotic overlords.
4. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 19, 2009 11:17 AM
They will be trampled under foot.
5. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 19, 2009 11:18 AM
PS - Re: I WATCH STUFF article "Girl Seeing 'Up' Creates More Touching Story Than 'Up' Itself " - "UP" was a frigging depressing ass movie. I would comment in IWS but it's blocked.
PSS - GW - you should hire me to write stuff for you. I'm bored with my job and I'z gud at engrish & stuf.
6. Taylored - June 19, 2009 11:18 AM
2nd
7. Ryan Ward - June 19, 2009 11:21 AM
Geez... Whats next? Dog brains? Cat brains? PEOPLE BRAINS?
Yeah. whatever. I'll start caring when it gets to people brains..
By the way, you should get yourself one of those neat vanity url's for your FB page.
8. Pew³ - June 19, 2009 11:21 AM
My cat contolled robot will catch your mouse controlled robot and kill it.
And to get rid of my cat controlled robot, I'm currently building a dog controlled robot.
9. Ryan Ward - June 19, 2009 11:25 AM
@ 8
Okay. But what's gonna kill your dog-bot?
FTW QED!
10. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 19, 2009 11:33 AM
@ 9 - My dog-Catcher Bot of course.
11. Mat - June 19, 2009 11:45 AM
I'd have to agree with Daisy on this one....
Oh wait, no comment yet!?
12. naas - June 19, 2009 11:45 AM
I want to see what a robot connected to mother brain from metroid will do (kill me instantly, then feed) OR where mother brain will go under the control of a robot (straight for the fridge)
13. Pew³ - June 19, 2009 11:45 AM
Thumper, If you can send me the specs for your dog catcher bot. In case it gets out of control, I'll build a robot to destroy your robot.
14. El Pato - June 19, 2009 11:48 AM
I wanted to see the brain in the jar :\
15. bendizle - June 19, 2009 11:52 AM
i wonder how animal activists would feel about the use of rat brains for these experiments
16. Ralphie - June 19, 2009 11:57 AM
Did you just name a basket manufacturer?
I think you are going to need to turn in your testicles to the proper authorities.
17. Daisy - June 19, 2009 11:58 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. you can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was working at a vietnamese restaurant and showed up late, and then got into an argument with a diner who wanted bread.
18. Willard - June 19, 2009 12:22 PM
Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in cage..........
http://driftwood-x.mybrute.com
19. ratfink - June 19, 2009 12:36 PM
It is saying to itself "WHERE'S THE MOFO CHEESE BITCHES?!???"
20. Momboelitist - June 19, 2009 12:59 PM
Another story about the guy that cut his arm up?
21. our time has come! - June 19, 2009 2:34 PM
we need to start banding together to prepare for the future....we must protect the human race!!!!!!
22. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 19, 2009 4:59 PM
Pew³ - simple really. I'm going to take one of these http://www.geekologie.com/2009/04/stay_strong_gw_helpless_robot.php and attach a net to the front of it. Also, it will constantly say "Here boy, what a good dog". I know it's complex, but it just might do the trick.
23. Larrythefatcat - June 19, 2009 6:51 PM
Oh a rat brain controlling a robot... sounds like Friday to me!
And is it just me, or does anybody else want an mp3 of that music?
24. alexzamani@hotmail.co.uk - June 19, 2009 7:51 PM
I really hope this is a photoshop job
25. Frogger - June 19, 2009 11:41 PM
This is somewhat freaky, but cool at the same time.
26. led panel - June 19, 2009 11:45 PM
Great and Cool.
27. SuckMyComment - June 20, 2009 9:59 AM
the first dalek?
28. jay - June 20, 2009 2:29 PM
god.. does this mean the end of the world is coming?
29. Dekatsu - June 20, 2009 7:36 PM
Que PETA loosing their F*cking minds in 3.... 2..... 1.....
30. Iamheretolearn - June 20, 2009 9:58 PM
Thats kinda creepy meaning is that the beginning of androids? If this is true they could take a human's brain immediately from a dying/dead patient figure away to preserve and keep the cells active to create an android? or am i just high?
31. GLADIATOR - June 21, 2009 3:08 AM
This is really freaky dudes. The beginning of Terminator Salvation ...
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Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
http://burpnassker.mybrute.com
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
32. ME - June 21, 2009 1:37 PM
with the rise of the Ratborg, years of pest control will soon be revenged.
33. Rhialto - June 21, 2009 2:07 PM
This robot sort of runs like a rat.