Giant burrowing cockroaches with added cameras and medical injectors are being tested as potential ‘first responders’ in earthquakes
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For people trapped under rubble in an earthquake or similar disaster, the arrival of a fleet of cockroaches could one day be the difference between life and death.
Biorobotics engineers have been working on the design of six-legged cyborg insects with cameras and miniature medical injectors for search and rescue missions.