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Mycellium from this commonly eaten fungi, King oyster mushrooms, was used to power two simple robots. In the future, scientists hope to use robots like these for agricultural production and space ...

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but what sets these two robots apart is that they are controlled by a living entity: a king oyster mushroom. By growing the mushroom’s mycelium, or rootlike threads, into the robot’s hardware ...

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