Scientists have developed an advanced swarm navigation algorithm for cyborg insects that prevents them from becoming stuck while navigating challenging terrain. The new algorithm represents a ...

A research team has developed two new autonomous navigation systems for cyborg insects to better navigate unknown, complex environments. The algorithms utilized only simple circuits that leveraged ...

Everyone's heard the pop culture myth that cockroaches are virtually indestructible and will be the only animals to survive ...

Have you ever thought you’d be seeing a cyborg cockroach that runs on solar power and carries a backpack that looks like an electric circuit? A team of researchers at Japan’s RIKEN research institute ...

Japanese researchers have developed a new approach to controlling cyborg insects that focuses on understanding the animal’s condition before attempting to influence its movement. Rather than relying ...

Cyborg cockroach proposed in this study (A). The LED on the controller was seen beneath the cuticle. The controller and the battery were implanted into the body (B, x-ray image). “We designed a ...