RoboticsIEEE Spectrum1h ago
Cyborg Roaches Can Stab You With Needles
TL;DRScientists created cyborg cockroaches with spring-loaded needles for emergency rescue.
Why it matters: Remote-controlled insects could deliver medicine or locate survivors in disaster zones where humans can't reach.
Imagine you are trapped under rubble after an earthquake and you see an electronics-covered cockroach with a spring-loaded needle on its back scuttling toward you. Although the sight might be unnerving, to say the least, this prototype paramedic cyborg, or “Paraborg,” might one…
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