Tiny 3D-printed diving suits allow cockroaches to walk underwater for up to 3 hours with no ill effects, which could enable a cyborg insect swarm to explore disaster zones and perhaps even Mars ...

Once again proving that mad scientists aren't just a Hollywood invention, researchers have built diving suits for their cyborg cockroach swarms.

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

The invention comes after a decade of research into cyborg insects – which could be used in search and rescue missions ...

Cyborg cockroaches fitted with 3D-printed diving suits can walk underwater for 3 hours, and researchers expect real search-and-rescue use within 2 to 3 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NTU Singapore Scientists turned a bunch of cockroaches into remote-controllable cyborgs — and then built them little scuba suits ...

Forward-looking: In a Berlin laboratory, a team at SWARM Biotactics is turning insects into living robots. The German startup is developing microelectronic backpacks that can transform Madagascar ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University finally have a use for insect brain-jacking: use a swarm of cyborg cockroaches to map dangerous or uncertain areas like collapsed buildings. Could this ...

A German company is working on a bizarre scheme to turn cockroaches – fitted with tiny backpacks – into an army of spy bugs, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The outfit is named – no surprise – SWARM ...