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Freaky 'assembly line' cranks out cyborg cockroaches in just over a minute
Instead of going to the time and trouble of designing and building tiny robots from scratch, some scientists are now turning existing insects into remote-control cyborgs. A new "assembly line" could help, by converting cockroaches into cyborgs far faster than can be done by hand.
Instead of going to the time and trouble of designing and building tiny robots from scratch, some scientists are now turning existing insects into remote-control cyborgs. Remotely controlled electrodes in that backpack stimulate body parts such as the insect's antennae or eyes, causing it to start and stop walking, and turn left or right. In order to make such technology practical and feasible, the cockroaches can't be painstakingly converted by hand … they need to be cranked out quickly via an automated process.
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