Cyborg cockroaches inch closer to reality, blame science

Courtesy Engadget  Thu, 01/12/2012 - 03:37

Few things on this planet are more indestructible than the lowly cockroach -- except, of course, a cyborg cockroach.

That's what researchers at Case Western Reserve University are looking to create, and they're a lot closer than you may think.

In fact, chemistry professor Daniel Scherson has found a way to harvest energy from the chemicals swimming within these insidious insects, meaning that they may soon be able to create robot cockroaches with a more reliable power...


 

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