Can a robot learn to navigate like a cockroach? To help researchers find out if a mechanical device can mimic the pesky insect's behavior, a Johns Hopkins engineering student has built a flexible, ...

Every few years, cockroaches find themselves conscripted into humanity’s ongoing endeavours to build proper cyborgs—and this example from Instructables may be the cheapest venture yet. A user calling ...

Have you ever wanted to control an army of cockroaches? We’ve all seen remote control cockroaches before — and they really are quite a fascinating specimen to work with — but did you know you can ...

Can a robot learn to navigate like a cockroach? To help researchers find out if a mechanical device can mimic the pesky insect's behavior, a Johns Hopkins engineering student has built a flexible, ...

A robotic cockroach, designed by a research team at Johns Hopkins University, uses a flexible, sensor-laden antenna to send signals to the wheeled robot's A robotic cockroach, designed by a research ...

CEO Stefan Wilhelm told CBS the choice of insect was deliberate. The Madagascar hissing cockroach is large enough to carry small payloads, resilient under extreme conditions, ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a technique that uses an electronic interface to remotely control, or steer, cockroaches. Okay, I know you are wondering why this ...

Cyborg cockroaches could help with search and rescue missions in collapsed buildings, scientists found. Researchers from the University of Connecticut placed tiny neuro-controllers on cockroaches to ...