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Learn from Cornell University physicists Paul McEuen and Itai Cohen how cell-sized robots actually communicate with each other and move around. You\u2019ll also learn about the \u201cuncanny valley\u201d and how scientists figured out what part of your brain gets creeped out by human-like robots.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists pinpointed the part of your brain that\u2019s creeped out by human-like robots: https://curiosity.im/2SpcbqS

Additional resources from Cornell University:

• Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots \u2014 https://as.cornell.edu/news/physicists-take-first-step-toward-cell-sized-robots
• Graphene Origami [VIDEO] \u2014 https://research.cornell.edu/video/graphene-origami
• Nanobots That Can Do Just about Anything \u2014 https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/nanobots-can-do-just-about-anything
• Itai Cohen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences \u2014 https://physics.cornell.edu/itai-cohen
• Paul McEuen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences \u2014 https://physics.cornell.edu/paul-mceuen

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/communicating-with-cell-sized-robots-w-cornell-university-and-uncanny-valley-science

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