In the real world, robots are not near having this level of ability. But scientists are working on it. In this new effort, the team in China set out to make a robot that could fool lab rats into ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A robotic rat learned how to befriend real rats using AI. The wheeled rat was designed ...

A surprising new study sheds light on the origins of addiction. Kurashova - stock.adobe.com A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light on the cognition of addiction.

Think of a future where injuries heal faster, diseases are cured more effectively, and lab-grown meat is a reality. This ...

Some of the rats in the experiment had been raised in a lab, while others lived in "enriched environments" - that is, they had more natural habitats. The rats raised in "enriched environments ...

In an astonishing blend of robotics and nature, SMEO—a robot rat designed by researchers in China and Germany — is fooling real rats into treating it like one of their own. What sets SMEO ...

As a neuroscientist who advocates for housing and testing laboratory animals in natural habitats, I’ve found it amusing to see how far we’ve strayed from my lab practices with this project. Rats ...