Remote-Controlled Insects

Cyborg Cockroaches: Automated Assembly for Search and Rescue Missions

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Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have demonstrated that living insects can be remotely controlled. They equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a “backpack” connected to the insects’ sensory organs through electrodes. Using wireless communication and a microcontroller, researchers were able to send electrical impulses that directed the cockroaches to move, slow down, or stop. … Read more

Automated Cyborg Cockroach Production for Search and Rescue Missions

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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have demonstrated that live insects can be remotely controlled. They equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a “backpack” containing electrodes connected to the insects’ sensory organs. Using a microcontroller and wireless technology, researchers could send electrical impulses to guide the cockroaches in different directions, slow them down, or stop … Read more