Previously, researchers created electrical implants to control cockroaches' movements for search-and-rescue missions. Now, ...

These systems have already been tested in search-and-rescue scenarios and for inspecting infrastructure, but only in dry ...

Further work is underway to test the cyborg insect diving suit in simulated disaster environments and improve other things.

(Nanowerk News) Cyborg insects have long been studied as bio-hybrid systems that combine living organisms with small electronic devices. These systems may one day support tasks such as disaster search ...