The team embedded electrodes into live cockroaches, then outfitted them with cameras and injection devices to deliver medication via remote control. A research team from the University of Queensland ...

Remote-control robot bugs could deliver lifesaving aid to disaster victims ...

(This August 27 story has been republished to add a video, with no changes to text.) SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A swarm of giant cockroaches may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Australian ...

If you think that cockroaches are creepy and useless, we can prove you wrong. Well, at least the “useless” part.

Australia has a reputation for harboring some particularly heinous wildlife. There are more than 100 species of venomous snakes, saltwater crocodiles, creeping tarantulas, and the giant burrowing ...

Cockroaches typically give people the creepy crawlies, but thanks to scientists in Australia people may feel relief when they ...

Giant burrowing cockroaches with added cameras and medical injectors are being tested as potential ‘first responders’ in earthquakes ...

Cyborg cockroaches carrying spring-loaded injectors hit their target in 72 percent of full runs, and about 95 percent when ...

Envisioning armies of electronically controllable insects is probably nightmare fuel for most people. But scientists think they could help rescue workers scour challenging and hazardous terrain. An ...

What sounds more terrifying than a part-cockroach, part-robot cyborg? Definitely one that can also breathe underwater. Yet, this is exactly what researchers have just created, except they are ...

Forward-looking: A team of researchers in Singapore has built a way for cyborg cockroaches to keep working when there isn't enough oxygen. The setup lets the cockroach keep moving in shallow, ...

[Mina] These cyborg cockroaches could save your life. No, really. is that it's also designed to directly administer first aid ...