Title:
Scientists create a robot made entirely of living cells: 'Xenobots' could be used to clean up microplastics or deliver medication in the body
Published:
CBC, originally published 17 January 2020; last updated August 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-create-a-robot-made-entirely-of-living-cells-1.5430009
From the article:
Scientists have unveiled the first ever "living robot," an organism made up of living cells, which can move around, carry payloads, and even heal itself. "All of the computational people on the project, myself included, were flabbergasted," said Joshua Bongard, a computer scientist at the University of Vermont.