Robot moved by a slime mould's fears | New Scientist

The slime mould – pictured on the screen in the experimental set-up – causes a robot to naturally avoid the light(Image: Klaus-Peter Zauner) A bright yellow slime mould that can grow to several metres in diameter has been put in charge of a scrabbling, six-legged robot. The Physarum polycephalum slime, which naturally shies away from light, controls the robot’s movement so that it too keeps out of