Iqembu labacwaningi liphumelele, ngemuva kokuhlanganisa izicubu ezithile zemollusk zohlobo lweCalifornian Aplysia ezinezakhi eziguquguqukayo ezenziwa kusetshenziswa izindlela zokuphrinta ze-3D, ukudala uhlobo irobhothi «biohybrid« o cyborg ikwazi ukukhasa njengezimfudu zasolwandle lapho ihamba olwandle. Okwamanje, ukuhamba, leli robhothi elikhethekile le-biohybrid lidinga umthombo wangaphandle yize, ekuguqukeni kwesikhathi esizayo, lizokwazi ukuhamba ngokuzimela ngokuphelele.
Ukufeza lokhu, abacwaningi abaphethe iphrojekthi kuzodingeka benze uhlobo lwe-ganglia yezinzwa ekwaziyo ukukhiqiza amasiginali kagesi azothunyelwa emisipheni yesilwane. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, sifuna ukusizakala ngezifundo ezenziwa nguVictoria Webster, waseCase Western Reserve University e-United States, maqondana ukukhwabanisa kwe-collagen kusuka esikhunjeni somnenke ukuze wakhe itheko eliphilayo.
Le cyborg encane ingaba ilungele imisebenzi eyingozi
Ngokwalabo ababhekele lokhu kuhlolwa, kubonakala sengathi inhloso yesilingo ukuthi izinkumbi ezakhiwe ngalolu hlobo lwe-biohybrid robot Bazokwazi ukwenza imisebenzi efana nokuthola umthombo wokuvuza okunoshevu echibini, umsebenzi okungekho silwane namuhla esingawufeza njengoba isifiso sabo esingalawuleki sokubaleka senza kube nzima. Esinye isibonelo, ngokusho kwalabo ababhekele le phrojekthi, ukuthi bangakuhle ukufuna ibhokisi elimnyama ngaphansi kolwandle ngemuva kwengozi yezindiza.
Iphuzu elithandeka kakhulu ukuthi, uma inani elikhulu lalawa marobhothi angajwayelekile likhishwa maphakathi nendalo, kungaba maphakathi nentaba, olwandle noma olwandle noma echibini, akufanele sikhathazeke ngeqiniso ukuthi kamuva laba, ngemuva kokwenza umsebenzi wabo, abaqoqwa kusukela lapho, ngenxa yohlaka lwabo lwe-biohybrid lezi ngeke zingcolise indawo ngezinto ezinobuthi lapho bephuka.