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The article reports on the biological brains developed by researchers at the University of Reading (UR) in Reading, England. Through this, the author says that cultured neurons are placed onto a multi-electrode array, which picks up signals generated by the cells. It states that the signals drive the movement of the robot, as the robot approaches an object, signals stimulate the brain while the brain's output moves the robot without an input from humans.

Discusses predator robots at the 'Living Robots' show at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, England. Role of the performances in advancing the field of evolutionary robotics; Comments of Noel Sharkey, a professor at Sheffield University; Sharkey's experiments with the robots; Biographical and career highlights of Sharkey; Focus of his research; Outlook for biorobots.

The article reports on Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms project at the University of York in England. The project is designed to study how miniature robots can form themselves into a single artificial organism. These multi-robot organisms that could be slightly larger than a sugar cube could be employed for rescuing earthquake victims.