One of the test cockroaches with the backpack attached. How useful robotic roaches prove to be will depend in part on how much gadgetry they can carry. Photo: CARLOS SANCHEZ/Texas A&M University
It’s not a nightmare fantasy, but a science lab reality.
THEY lurk in dark corners, feed off crumbs, and obey the commands of humans. Years in the making, and a contender for the most revolting creation to emerge from a laboratory, the robo-roach has arrived.
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