Why bother struggling to make mini robots, when the incredible, near-indestructible cockroach is already an amazing machine? Just slap a chip on the back and you’ve got yourself a remote-control bug, simple. Researchers from North Carolina State University have done just that with off-the-shelf components (no, not a Raspberry Pi, yet). The cockroach carries a [...]
Why bother struggling to make mini robots, when the incredible, near-indestructible cockroach is already an amazing machine? Just slap a chip on the back and you’ve got yourself a remote-control bug, simple. Researchers from North Carolina State University have done just that with off-the-shelf components (no, not a Raspberry Pi, yet). The cockroach carries a [...]