This is why scientists are turning cockroaches into robots. Although they have a bad reputation, and for good reason, cockroaches are pretty resilient animals. They have been on Earth for at least ...

Cockroaches are relatively small creatures, enabling them to navigate in tight spaces, rubble, and debris that humans and other robots would struggle to access. It would be handy for things like ...

Researchers have developed a novel method to control insect cyborgs using light, eliminating the need for electrical ...

In a breakthrough that blends biology and robotics, researchers at the University of Osaka have created a new type of insect ...

(CNN) --Most people think of cockroaches as household pests. But for a group of American scientists, roaches are a source of robotic inspiration. University of California-Berkeley biologist Bob ...

Do we have the right to turn insects into cyborgs that we can control to do our bidding, including our military bidding, if they feel pain or have preferences or anxieties? Making a cyborg animals can ...

But building robotic insects is still pretty cool. Be sure to check out the well made video detailing some of the project’s build process.

From fields of grass to cracks in the wall, there's almost nowhere you won't find cockroaches. Now, scientists have created a roach-inspired robot with a rounded shell, which was able to clamber ...

Robots are machines that can automatically perform both simple and complex actions. They are often programmed by a computer, ...

Researchers at Seoul National University, in collaboration with researchers from UC Berkeley, have constructed a tiny jumping roach robot. The mechanism, JumpRoACH, only weighs a few ounces ...

This ‘Microspine technology’ enables their T-RHex robot to climb up walls at a slightly ... No doubt we will all now want to build cockroaches that will out perform the T-RHex.