Scientists Taught Rats How to Drive Tiny Cars

[Dave-W]

Rats in a University of Richmond lab have learned to do something many Americans struggle with every day: successfully drive themselves to pick up food.

The furry drivers were taught to navigate a custom-built rat car and the findings suggest rats may possess a greater ability to learn tasks than previously thought.

Scientists Taught Rats How to Drive Tiny Cars, For Science Purposes

 

[Darkhorse]

That's great news!

There may be hope for Florida drivers!

 

[anna ~ grace]

Rats in a University of Richmond lab have learned to do something many Americans struggle with every day: successfully drive themselves to pick up food.

The furry drivers were taught to navigate a custom-built rat car and the findings suggest rats may possess a greater ability to learn tasks than previously thought.

Scientists Taught Rats How to Drive Tiny Cars, For Science Purposes

I love the clarification "for scientific purposes". Not because it was fun and cute, of course. No. For scientific purposes.

 

[Bob Crowley]

Food van vendors will need to watch out - all they'll have to do is turn their backs for a minute, and the last thing they'll see is a bunch of rats grinning at them from the rear window as it disappears up the road.

 

[Lost4words]

Uber are expanding!

I smell a rat!

 

[grasping the after wind]

Who paid for this ?

 

[IceJad]

Now how does the insurance work in this case?

 

[Douger]

I hope they teach rats to do other cute teensy adorable things.
Maybe some rat can be trained to start a teensy adorable little company to develop teeny tiny super cute self driving cars.
Then the rats can pass teeny bits of legislation to regulate the new technology in an absolutely adorable way.

 

[Bob Crowley]

They could even start a charity for their worst enemies - Cats.

"Meals on Wheels".