The aforementioned helmets feature small ultraviolet (UV) lights made for cockroaches. Powered by a backpack with wireless sensors that detect when the cockroach stops moving, the helmets' UV lights ...
Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive control can coordinate biological movement with electronic sensing.
(Nanowerk News) In a breakthrough that blends biology and robotics, researchers at The University of Osaka have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously—without wires, ...