World’s
first living robot named as Xenobots are Created
Using Frog Cells and Artificial Intelligence. They
are named after species of aquatic frog, Xenopus
laevis. These tiny hybrid
organisms measure only 0.04 inches (1 millimeter) wide and are made of living
tissue assembled into bodies designed by computer models. Scientists used
computer algorithms to evolve this organism that's made of 100% frog DNA — but
it isn't a frog. It
is made up of materials like steel, plastics and chemical degrades over time
Features
of Xenobots :
·
These mobile
organisms can move independently and collectively
·
They can
self-heal wounds (if it is sliced it’ll pull itself together again) and survive
for weeks at a time
·
A xenobot with a hole in it can pick up and carry things thus could potentially be
used to transport medicines inside a patient's body, according to reports.
The algorithm designed produced generations of these tiny
organisms. These bots evolve according to the survival of the fittest in the
natural world. The best-performing bots would reproduce inside the algorithm the
least successful forms would be deleted by the computer program.
Piecing stem cells together to form self-powered 3D shapes designed
by the evolution algorithm scientists were able to make designs that were
transferrable to real cells. For this project to be successful
main task was to design a biological machine, which followed a straight process
and automatically adjusts itself for stimulation to life. Skin cells
held the xenobots together, and the beating of heart tissues in specific
parts of their bodies propelled the bots through water in a petri dish for
days, and even weeks at a stretch, without needing additional nutrients. The
bots were even able to repair significant damage, according to the reports.
These Xenobots are neither
a traditional robot nor a known species of animal, but “a new class of
artifact: a living, programmable organism” which can change the way of
incorporation of robotics in human world.
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