A wheeled bot rolls across the floor. A soft-bodied robotic star bends its five legs, moving with an awkward shuffle. Powered by conventional electricity via plug or battery, these simple robotic ...

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth. Credit: Cornell University Researches used fungi’s underground ...

Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, researchers engineered biohybrid robots that respond to the environment. CNN values your feedback 1.

The team began by growing king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii) in the lab from a simple kit ordered online. The researchers chose this species of mushroom because it grows easily and quickly.

Robot controlled by a king oyster mushroom blends living organisms and machines. Story by Katie Hunt, CNN • 8mo. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, ... By growing the mushroom’s mycelium, or rootlike threads, into the robot’s hardware, ...

The fungus, which was cultivated in a petri dish, required 14 to 33 days to fully integrate with the robot's scaffolding, according to new research led by Cornell University scientists.