In 1995, French scientists built a robot that moved randomly around a room, then placed baby chicks inside. Because chicks imprint on the first moving thing they see, they bonded with the robot as their 'mother.' After the chicks were removed and the robot continued its random wandering, something strange happened: the robot spent 200% more time near the chicks than anywhere else in the room. The researchers concluded the chicks' attachment had a psychokinetic influence on the robot's movements.
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