Remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches are now solar-powered

New Atlas | Sep 6, 2022 at 9:09 AM
  • Insects make use of a range of powerful sensory organs, they’re small enough to reach places we can’t, they can survive in harmful environments, and they can climb surfaces or fly with ease.
  • Cyborg locusts could use their sensitive noses to sniff out explosives, cyborg dragonflies can make for zippy little drones, and cyborg cockroaches could scurry through disaster zones searching for survivors.
  • Previous versions have used small batteries to power the electronics, but that adds a time limit to their function before they need to be charged or swapped out.