The headset then shines an ultraviolet light into the cockroach’s eye to get it moving again. It works because insects move away from UV light, a behavior known as negative phototaxis.

I bet that headline wasn't on your bingo card this week. Researchers at the University of Osaka have equipped cyborg insects with teeny tiny helmets to steer them around various environments ...

Or a substantial cockroach-like robot, off on a little trip to check out a nuclear accident, wearing a cute little backpack, fearless, regardless of what the Geiger counter says.

May 13, 2025 Light-driven cockroach cyborgs navigate without wires or surgery Researchers unveil a bio-intelligent insect system using UV light to guide movement, reducing harm while improving control ...

SINGAPORE: A total of 10 cyborg cockroaches from Singapore have been sent to Myanmar to assist with search-and-rescue efforts after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on March 28, killing more than ...

SINGAPORE – Cyborg cockroaches on search-and-rescue missions can work as a team and follow a leader to cover terrain faster, thanks to a system upgrade developed by researchers in Singapore and ...

How do you make a cyborg cockroach? Apparently, the process only takes 15 to 20 minutes, the researchers say. While the insect is anesthetized with CO2, an ultra-thin silver wire is inserted into each ...

insects Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds Roaches are put to sleep and awakened with a cool backpack By Zo Ahmed December 17, 2024, 9:41 AM 14 comments ...

Researchers have taken the concept of cyborg insects to the next level – automated mass production that could turn out cybernetically controlled bugs every 68 seconds, a technology that may ...

A cockroach is automatically transformed into a cyborg by a robotic arm. (Image: Nanyang Technological University) Dec 11, 2024 at 11:43 am CET 3 min. read By Oliver Bünte ...

An automated cyborg cockroach factory could help bring the idea to life. The merger of living creatures with machines is a staple of science fiction, but it’s also a serious line of research for ...

Cyborg insects have an edge over traditional robots, according to Fitzgerald. “Insects are so adaptable compared to an artificial robotic system, which has to perform so much computation to be ...