Sci/Tech Scientists use robotic bugs to change cockroach behavior

[The Helper]

Roach-sized robots that scientists introduced into real roach colonies were able to change the bugs' group behavior, a study released Thursday found.

"While this kind of behavior has been seen in groups of living animals ranging from insects to vertebrates, this study shows that autonomous robots can be used to study and control group behavior," said Jose Halloy and colleagues in the study pulished in the November 16 issue of Science.

Halloy, of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, and his co-authors used robots similar to cockroaches in size but not shape, and which were coated to mimic a natural cockroach exterior cuticle.

Scientists use robotic bugs to change cockroach behavior

Roach-sized robots that scientists introduced into real roach colonies were able to change the bugs' group behavior, a study released Thursday found.

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[DDRtists]

Sounds pretty cool.
They should teach them some dance routines, they could make millions. xD

 

[juty]

cool next bug ammys

 

[13lade619]

i've seen this in the tv before.

the bots use some kind of smell to attract the roaches then they lead the roaches.

 

[Prometheus]

Yay!
Make an ant or bee queen FTW!

 

[Father_Yetti]

Oh man they are doing all kinds of incredible stuff with insects and technology these days. There are currently many bids out in the personal and military sectors to make reliably controlled insect/robots, or robots controlled by insects and the other way around too. Or some combination of the two.

Uses: Spying, warfare, detectors, bomb detecting, sensors, whatever.

They are actually even tapping into bugs miniscule little craniums and strangely enough, some such as certain types of *moths, have faster reaction times than humans or even the most state of the art computers.

*Comparatively to organic or machine, moths have the most sensitive detection when it comes to movement and light. Their detection visually speaking is the fastest known. This I find amazing if you've ever watched a moth fly.

...flap, flap, flap...bump...circle, circle, circle...flap, flap, bump! :banghead:

 

[The Helper]

These will power these in the future

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