Cyborg cockroaches with tiny syringes designed to join search and rescue teams in major disasters

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Cyborg cockroaches with tiny syringes designed to join search and rescue teams in major disasters, Giant burrowing cockroaches with added cameras and medical injectors are being tested as potential ‘first responders’ in earthquakes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast For people trapped under rubble in an earthquake or similar disaster, the arrival of a fleet of cockroaches could one day be the difference between life and death. Biorobotics engineers have been working on the design of six-legged cyborg insects with cameras and miniature medical injectors for search and rescue missions. Continue reading…

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Source

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