engineering

Hidden away in a lab in north-west London three black metal robotic hands move eerily on an engineering work bench.

The company also said it is signing an engineering design contract with Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.

"I was looking at how we solve that and started developing solutions," said the inventor, who built the prototype after leaving his engineering job eight years ago.

Qudsia Tahmina, co-author of the study and an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Ohio State, said the results highlight how easily mushrooms can be adapted for computing.

My background is in mechanical engineering, so while some people love the aesthetics of cars, I find beauty in the technology—the propulsion itself.