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Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future

Fitzgerald aims to create cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue, aiding in disaster situations.
Cyborg insects will navigate disaster zones quickly where humans cannot safely access.
Fitzgerald believes this technology will save lives despite current hesitancy.

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Giant Cyborg Cockroaches Could Soon Lead Search and Rescue Missions

CNN sometimes likes to throw some of their articles under the optimistic label of “Tech for Good.” Maybe it’s my personal, visceral hatred of insects talking here, but creating a cyborg cockroach or beetle does not seem like a good thing. It seems like the kind of thing the Joker to my Batman would do to torment me. A student from the University of Queensland named Lachlan Fitzgerald has developed a way to attach a small circuit board to the bac…

3 months ago·New York, United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

Cyborg beetles with 'electronic backpacks' could help find disaster victims

University of Queensland researchers are developing technology to enable insects like beetles and cockroaches to search for victims of earthquakes and other disasters.

3 months ago·Sydney, Australia

Watch as cyborg cockroaches come to life to form army of search & rescue bugs

THIS is the bizarre moment that Frankenstein-style cyborg cockroaches come to life and form an army of bugs. A University of Queensland student in Australia, Lachlan Fitzgerald, fires up their tiny circuit board backpacks on the animals to create the controllable critters. Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the futureDan Soekov for CNN Dan Soekov for CNNThe cockroaches are controlled by mini backpack circuit board…

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Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future

Electronic backpacks allow University of Queensland researchers to control the movements of beetles and roaches, while harnessing their natural agility in difficult terrain.

3 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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