This Robo-Roach Might Someday Save Lives

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a robotic cockroach capable of squeezing through tight spaces. Someday swarms of robo-roaches could be sent into disaster areas like earthquake rubble to search for survivors.


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This Robo-Roach Might Someday Save Lives

[RylanorTheAncientOfRites]

BREAKING NEWS
TRAPPED MAN IN RUBBLE DESTROYS $1, 000 ROBO ROACH

[DaiKozui]

So maybe I've seen way too many Sci Fi movies but this kinds scares me.
I could see a creation like this being used for not so good purposes.
Movies like "Minority Report" make me feel this way... Like with the whole bug scene.

[randompanda]

So theses roaches are invulnerable to being stepped on?

[pigcatapult]

Please tell me the test roach was okay when they were done

[leedesigner]

Cool topic, but couldn't concentrate on the details because of the weird over powering music.

[Emerald_HomeOfTheAquaMarines]

Great, now if I'm buried under rubble, I can be swarmed by robo roaches. Not very good if you're claustrophobic or afraid of bugs, or even robots