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Scientists have announced a groundbreaking development in the field of robotics: the world's first living robots, known as xenobots, can now reproduce in a manner never before observed in plants or animals. These tiny organisms, measuring less than a millimeter in width, were created from the stem cells of African clawed frogs. Initially introduced to the world in 2020, xenobots were found to possess the ability to move, work together, and self-heal. Researchers from the University of Vermont, Tufts University, and Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have now discovered a new form of biological reproduction exhibited by these living robots. Michael Levin, a professor of biology and director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, expressed his astonishment at the findings, stating that frogs typically reproduce in a specific manner. However, when the stem cells were removed from the embryos and placed in a different...

  Scientists have combined the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with artificial intelligence (AI) language models to translate internal experiences into words. The hybrid technology has resulted in a decoder that can reproduce, with a high level of accuracy, the stories that a person listened to or imagined telling in the scanner. The decoder technology is still in its infancy and needs to be trained extensively for each person who uses it. Researchers say that the AI language system can make informed guesses about the words that evoked brain activity just by looking at fMRI brain scans. The technology could help people who can’t speak or otherwise outwardly communicate such as those who have suffered strokes or are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The current brain-computer interfaces require the implantation of devices in the brain, but neuroscientists hope to use non-invasive techniques such as fMRI to decipher internal speech without the need for surgery. ...