In a world-first, Singapore recently deployed cyborg cockroaches to Myanmar to assist with search-and-rescue efforts ...

The insect-robot hybrids are fitted with tiny ‘backpacks’ containing infrared cameras and sensors to detect human heat ...

Discover how a collaborative team of scientists from South Africa and the UK is tackling the alarming decline in insect ...

Singapore sends cockroaches. This marks the first time in the world that cyborg cockroaches have been used in humanitarian ...

SINGAPORE: A total of 10 cyborg cockroaches from Singapore have been sent to Myanmar to assist with search-and-rescue efforts ...

In a global first, Singapore has deployed cyborg cockroaches to assist in earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar following the devastating 7.7-magnitude quake on March 28 that killed over 3,000 people.

Cockroaches have some of the worst PR in the animal kingdom. With a better agent, their story could be that of a hardy insect that has successfully thrived on every continent except Antarctica.

By simply attaching electronics to an insect, we can avoid the fine details of robotics and focus on achieving our goal.' The research team cyborgized a species of cockroach called the Madagascar ...