In the latest update on man-made horrors beyond our comprehension, researchers are equipping cockroaches with tiny backpacks.

The “rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach” gets zapped on either side to turn left or right and wears a small solar panel. Reading time 3 minutes The next time you move to squish a ...

Cockroaches are widely despised. They're attracted to filth. They frighten people, even give them nightmares. But for a team of scientists at Texas A&M University, the roach is a hero: the first ...

A German firm is turning cockroaches into spy tools and rescuers. These insects can navigate dangerous areas where machines ...

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have unleashed an army of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches to swarm a target in a sandy test area. The motivation behind the ...

Here’s some nightmare fuel for your Wednesday. Scientists have developed cyborg cockroaches controlled by tiny solar-powered backpacks, with the goal of turning them into a creepy-crawly ...

Researchers are developing technology to control the movement of cockroaches. Strapped with electrodes and sensors, these insects we often loathe... What Cockroaches With Backpacks Can Do. Ah-mazing ...

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