What's Next | Remote-control roaches to the rescue

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RALEIGH, N.C. - Roaches don't have the best reputation. As a matter of fact, most people want to kill them.

But cockroaches may one day save human lives.

In fact, giant roaches called Madagascar hissing cockroaches could be a welcome site for the victims of disasters.

Dr. Alper Bozhurt and his team at N.C. State have received a $1 million federal grant to put their research of backpack-wearing roaches into real-life search and recovery situations.

Bozhurt said using roaches makes sense because of the sensors, power sources and control mechanisms they have.