The “rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach” gets zapped on either side to turn left or right and wears a small solar panel. Reading time 3 minutes The next time you move to squish a ...

Common darkling beetles have been transformed into “cyborg insects” capable of aiding search and rescue missions. Researchers at the University of Queensland have fitted cyborg beetles with microchip ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Instead of going to the time and trouble of designing and building tiny robots from scratch, some scientists are now turning existing insects into remote-control cyborgs. A new "assembly line" could ...

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have unleashed an army of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches to swarm a target in a sandy test area. The motivation behind the ...

Sept. 6 (UPI) --Scientists in Japan are tapping into solar power to harness cockroaches and their ability to access hard-to-reach areas for environmental monitoring, as well as search-and-rescue in ...

Research video showing how the cyborg cockroach, with a new electronic backpack installed by the automated system, can be controlled precisely. NTU Prof Hirotaka Sato working with NTU Project Officer ...

The patient is submerged in an ice bath as an anesthetic for its impending surgery. When sufficient numbness is achieved, University of Queensland student Lachlan Fitzgerald begins the procedure, ...

Roaches assemble: Cockroaches are some of the most resilient creatures on the planet, making them an excellent tool for operations where humans simply wouldn't fit. However, the biggest challenge has ...