Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration
Researchers at Caltech have developed biohybrid robotic jellyfish, augmented with electronics and prosthetics, to explore oceanic depths and gather data on climate change impacts, offering a cost-effective and ethically principled approach to underwater research.
Solar-powered cyborg cockroach
By Charles Carter, 05/10/22 A team led by engineers from RIKEN research institute, Japan, have created a cyborg cockroach that can be remote-controlled and recharged through an solar film attached to its lower abdomen. The machine-animal fusion could have applications in urban search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and inspection of dangerous areas. How does it […]