The robots are the latest accomplishment of scientists in a field known as biohybrid robotics who seek to combine biological ... team began by growing king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii ...

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth. Credit: Cornell University Mycelium are the spiralizing network of underground ...

He notes that this is the UK’s only wet lab—one where chemical, liquid, or biological matter is present—in any department of computer science. Already, scientists know that mushrooms stay ...

Powered by conventional electricity via plug or battery, these simple robotic creations would be unremarkable, but what sets these two robots apart is that they are controlled by a living entity: a ...