![]() Those cockroaches are big enough to carry the equipment and strong enough to get back on their feet if they fall over.Īlthough the research is going well so far, the technology is not fully ready for use in the real world. The research team is using hissing cockroaches from Madagascar. ![]() “The electricity required is nowhere near as much” as what is required for rescue robots, Fukoda said. The battery only sends a signal that makes the cockroach move, so it lasts much longer. The work advances a project done by scientists in Singapore.įukoda said the problem with rescue robots is their batteries run out quickly. With the right equipment, they could be used to help find survivors stuck under broken pieces of buildings. ![]() The small insects can get into places that humans and even rescue robots cannot reach. ![]() This means they will be able to send the insects into a disaster area, such as a building destroyed by an earthquake. The scientists believe they can control the cockroaches from a long distance. Researcher Yujiro Kakei connects a solar cell to a "backpack" of electronics mounted on a Madagascar hissing cockroach during a photo opportunity at the Thin-Film Device Laboratory of Japanese research institution Riken in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan September 16, 2022.
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