Have you ever wondered why some insects like cockroaches prefer to stay or decrease movement in darkness? Some may tell you it’s called photophobia, a habit deeply coded in their genes. A further ...

Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive control can coordinate biological movement with electronic sensing.

Great news! Scientists have optimized the movement patterns of cyborg cockroaches using machine learning. That's a real thing that actual human beings achieved this year — what a time to be alive, ...

In a defense lab in Germany, a small startup is wiring live cockroaches with AI-guided backpacks and turning them into steerable scouts that can slip through cracks no drone or soldier could reach.

An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless ...

A close look at a viral spider video reveals how web-building spiders use silk to restrain, transport, and consume large prey ...

Generally when people think about cockroaches they consider them pests or signs of uncleanliness and squalor. However now, thanks to some intrepid scientists in Japan, a cockroach just might be the ...

You wouldn’t want to find one in your shoe, but clever cockroaches have inspired the latest robot designs that could end up being used for search and rescue missions. Using high-speed cameras, ...

Why design robots from scratch when nature has already done a lot of the hard work for us? That’s the reasoning behind cyborg insects, and now scientists have found a way to make remote-controlled ...

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, ...

For years, the future was imagined in clean lines and loud machines. Flying cars, metal suits, glowing weapons. None of it ...