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Cyborg cockroaches can now be mass-produced in a robotic factory. Pleasant dreams | South China Morning Post
Robots can implant electronics on insects to produce cybernetically controlled bugs in just over a minute, researchers say.
Researchers have taken the concept of cyborg insects to the next level – automated mass production that could turn out cybernetically controlled bugs every 68 seconds, a technology that may prove useful in search-and-rescue operations or factory inspections. But the research by the mechanical engineers in Singapore has helped to streamline the process of implanting electronic backpacks onto insects such as cockroaches and beetles by using a robot equipped with computer vision. In their latest experiments, the team deployed a robot with visual capabilities to implant electronics on a cockroach, selected for its sturdy pronotum, the hard plate covering its back.
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