(A) A locomotion tracking system for cyborg insects, which uses a camera to track the insect's position, transmitting the positional data to the host for recording; (B) a host that acquires and ...

Scientist designed a rig to control the movements of cockroaches. Instead of using it to remove them from my kitchen cabinets, the 3D-printed backpack makes the cyborg cockroaches turn right or left ...

Have you ever thought you’d be seeing a cyborg cockroach that runs on solar power and carries a backpack that looks like an electric circuit? A team of researchers at Japan’s RIKEN research institute ...

Japanese researchers have built ultra-soft PV devices and ultra-thin electronics that can be placed on the curved abdomens of cockroaches without affecting their mobility. The system can be used to ...

I’m a bit of a weirdo, because while I review controllers for a living and love them dearly, I play most of my games these days on a PC with a funky keypad that looks a bit like a robot claw. The ...

TL;DR: Researchers at Beijing Institute of Technology developed the world's lightest insect brain controller, enabling precise electronic control of bee flight for scouting and disaster relief. This ...