These systems have already been tested in search-and-rescue scenarios and for inspecting infrastructure, but only in dry ...

In a breakthrough that blends biology and robotics, researchers at the University of Osaka have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously—without wires, surgery, or ...

Tiny 3D-printed diving suits allow cockroaches to walk underwater for up to 3 hours with no ill effects, which could enable a ...

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 ...

Lights shone into a cockroach's individual eyes can steer it left or right thanks to an innate tendency to avoid UV light A cyborg insect neatly labeled with its UV helmet The helmet, wireless sensor ...

A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. As ...

Forward-looking: In a Berlin laboratory, a team at SWARM Biotactics is turning insects into living robots. The German startup is developing microelectronic backpacks that can transform Madagascar ...